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Harrania Weavers Oral History Project, American University in Cairo, Rare Books and Special Collections Library
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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
Tracing lines, forging connectivity : the tapestries of Amine El Bacha and Antoine Saadé (1984-1985)
Get PDFThree colourful tapestries, made by Amine El Bacha and Antoine Saadé in 1984 and 1985, emphasize processes of creating connectivity in wartime Beirut. Their shared project of intermedial imagination and translation adapted Aubusson-style techniques to a modified loom embedded in a longer history of silk weaving in Lebanon. Their slow, creative process not only ensured the medium’s continuance during the war but was also an enlivening force that deepened their artistic affinity and friendship. Forged within an experience of forced displacement, this bond speaks to the entwinement of artistic process and modes of social and ecological connection. Based on personal testimonies and collections, this article reconstructs an intimate art history gleaned from the layered processes of making and remembering, in which picnics in nature, shared meals, and loom building form an integral part of the engagement.Peer reviewe
Charitable Practices of Muslim Americans in the Greater Kansas City Area
Get PDFThe purpose of this research is to explore the state of post-9/11 Muslim American philanthropy within The Greater Kansas City Area. Since 2001, the U.S. government has expanded its counterterrorism policies to target sources of terrorist funding and in particular the charitable sector. Many Muslim Americans practice the Islamic traditions of zakât (obligatory alms) and ṣadaqah (discretionary charity) as a means of honoring faith, strengthening the community and preserving religious identity. There is a perception, however, that these practices are in direct conflict with U.S. counterterrorism policy. The outcome of the decade long War on Terrorism is telling; to date, The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has shut down seven US-based Islamic charities and frozen over $2.3 billion in charitable assets (TAR, 2012: 2) in the effort to stem terrorist funding. These actions were taken under the auspices of national security, however, they gave a perception that U.S. policies trump Muslim American civil rights and discourage Islamic philanthropy; "The passage of both USA Patriot Acts, the closing of several Muslim charities, and the curbing of civil liberties beginning with the Bush administration and continuing through the Obama administration have caused contributions to Muslim American charities, especially those with an international scope, to decrease by up to 50 percent in the initial years." (Jamal, 2011: 5). The Greater Kansas City Area is no stranger to Islamic culture; according to The Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA), it has the 98th largest Muslim population out of 133 U.S. metropolitan centers with eighteen active Islamic congregations (thearda.com). The significant Kansas City Muslim population coupled with a recent stigmatization of Islam drives this primary research question: How have post-9/11 U.S. policies impacted Islamic charitable practices of Muslim Americans in the Greater Kansas City Area. This study employs a mixed-method research approach to answering this thesis question. First, it examines 30 years of U.S. policies that culminates in the `securitization' of the nonprofit sector. This research then conducts a comparative analysis of annual budgets from six Muslim and six non-Muslim charities in Kansas City to identify donation patterns since 9/11. Lastly, this study analyzes the results of focus group discussions conducted with fourteen volunteers from the Islamic Center of Johnson County (ICJC), Kansas City, Kansas to identify changes in individual charity over the last 10 years. The results of this research suggest that Kansas City's Islamic charities benefited from Muslim philanthropy in spite of post-9/11 U.S. counterterrorism policies. Additionally this research suggests that Muslim Americans in Kansas City continue to practice innovative forms of charity regardless of prevailing concerns of civil-rights infringement. This research on the Kansas City Muslim American minority complements an academic narrative derived from research in other major U.S. metropolitan centers (Najam, Abraham, Howell, Shryock, and Hadaad). Its findings can be used to inform the opinions of local community leaders and serve as a starting point for broader, more comprehensive research on Kansas City's Muslim community
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