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Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Get PDF“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Get PDFWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Get PDFWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
How feminists pick porn: Troubling the link between 'authenticity' and production ethics
No full textThis article presents findings from an empirical study into the experiences of feminists who use pornography, with a focus on how feminists choose the material with which they engage. It discusses the ways in which participating feminists understood notions of authenticity in relation to porn, as well as the role played by perceptions of 'authentic representation' in their porn selection processes and ethical decision-making. The article problematizes the link made by interviewees between more authentic-seeming representations of sex, bodies and pleasure on one hand, and superior production standards and/or more enthusiastic performer consent on the other. It furthermore argues that uncritical demands for authenticity in porn risk undermining broader 'sex positive' or 'anti-anti-porn' feminist political goals, particularly around stigma reduction and the elimination of exploitative industry practices. In this way the article offers a meaningful contribution to academics, activists and others engaged in the discussion around porn consumption ethics and the ethics of porn consumption, as well as those working on ways to address exploitation within the pornography industries
Domestic violence, homelessness & safe housing in the wake of coronavirus
Get PDFAs coronavirus took hold earlier this year, states across the world began to lockdown. We were told at various points, across multiple geographies, to protect ourselves and others by staying at home and practising physical distancing. And throughout the outbreak, the importance of these measures for infection control has become markedly ever clearer. What has also become evident is the overwhelming and sometimes insurmountable difficulties that social distancing and shelter-in-place orders pose for some. This is especially so for rough sleepers, many of whom have nowhere to shelter in the first place. Yet challenges also arise for those housed, but whose accommodation lacks the safety that most would associate with a home. These people may thus fall under broader definitions of the term ‘homeless’ and include: > those experiencing domestic violence, whose ‘home’ may be a place of exacerbated danger in the context of shelter-in-place orders compelling people to stay indoors, or > those living in hostels, refuges or informal housing/encampments (typically confined living spaces that are conducive to disease transmission) Such circumstances force us to recognise that, in real terms, shelter represents more than merely having a roof over one’s head. The COVID-19 response has shown us that shelter is actually about having a place of safety – safety from the elements outside, safety from violence and, crucially, safety from ill-health.</p
The deadline for completing the GRA consultation is 19 October
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Conscionable consumption: a theoretical model of consumer ethics in pornography
Get PDFSeeking to transcend polarized porn debates, this research used grounded theory to explore experiences of porn consumption among self-identified feminists, a demographic occupying a unique position both within and outside feminist critiques of pornography. Consumption experiences were influenced by participants' beliefs about what constituted 'ethical enough' (conscionable). These were accompanied by contemplative moments, often shaped by the degree to which individuals felt they had strayed from their conceptions of conscionable practice. Respondents described an interactive relationship between such reflections, (re/)definitions of conscionability, and future intentions/attitudes. Thus, rather than representing an achieved or failed 'ethical consumer' status, porn consumption ethics were conceptualized as an ongoing process of 'conscionable' negotiation. This study enhances our understanding of how ethical issues are navigated by feminists who use pornography - an unexplored demographic within porn studies and consumer ethics research alike. The study furthermore presents the first theoretical model of porn consumer ethics (conscionable consumption)
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