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The implied author: a secular excommunication
No full textThis essay argues that the implied author (IA) is a construction by a reader who is seeking a god-like form of legitimation for his or her interpretation. Part one develops the analogy between the IA and God by zooming in on the work of Wayne Booth. Part two is more down to earth. A critical review of empirical, sociological and discursive approaches leads us to replace the IA with a dynamic author image produced by the reader in a continually changing process of negotiation involving the text, the context, and the author's self-presentation. The final part of the essay discusses Thomas Pynchon's V. to illustrate this concept of negotiation, which we offer as an alternative to the traditional idea of literature as communication
Equalis kvalitetssäkrar kommunikationen : En kvalitativ studie av chefers och anställdas syn på den interna organisationskommunikationen
No full textAbstract Title: Equalis quality assures the communication. A qualitative study of superiors and co-workers view on the internal communication. Number of pages: 39 (42 including enclosures) Author: Ia Appelberg Tutor: Else Nygren Course: Media and Communication Studies C Period: Autumn term 2010 University: Division of Media and Communication, Department of Information Science, Uppsala University Purpose: Superiors and co-workers view on the internal communication is studied with the purpose to identify whether their opinions correspond with one another, and what differences and similarities there might be. Method: This study is based on qualitative interviews with superiors and co-workers, and complements with the use of observations. Main results: The results indicate that superiors and co-workers agree on several aspects of the communication, such as the fact that the organizational communication is disorderly and lack clear rules and guidelines. Superiors believe that the organization has a corresponding view on the internal communication, while co-workers are convinced this is not the case. This despite the fact that the results in the end show that both groups overall have very similar opinions on several of the elements in question. Another mutual opinion is that both groups wish to receive more information about current events and such. Communication strategies do hardly exist in the organization and there are no existing communication plans at all. When it comes to decision-making, the organization does not use any hierarchy or structure for the prosecution nor any processes for decision-making. On the other hand, co-workers believe that they are a part of the decision-making and that they always are encouraged to express their opinions, something superiors maintain is very important for the organization. Keywords: Communication, organizational communication, communication processes, leadership
Integrative taxonomic study of Coccoloba gracilis (Polygonaceae) and C. ruiziana from Amotape-Huancabamba neotropical biodiversity hotspot
No full text© The Author(s) 2025. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Linnean Society of London. All rights reserved. For commercial re-use, please contact reprints@oup. com for reprints and translation rights for reprints. All other permissions can be obtained through our RightsLink service via the Permissions link on the article page on our site—for further information please contact [email protected] species delimitation is necessary to estimate species diversity. However, species delimitation remains challenging in the poorly studied Coccoloba genus in the northern Andes. Coccoloba gracilis and C. ruiziana are endemic related species inhabiting dry seasonal tropical forest of the Amotape-Huancabamba zone in Ecuador and Peru. The identity of C. ruiziana is widely recognized. However, some information about C. gracilis is missing and its identity has not been thoroughly checked by previous authors. We used morphological, phylogenetic, and ecological data in a robust methodological approach to investigate species boundaries. We studied 251 specimens from 17 herbaria, representing the entire distribution range of this species. Morphometric analysis suggested significant differentiation of multiple traits. Our phylogeny recovered Coccoloba gracilis related to C. ruiziana but with low statistical support. The results of ecological niche models showed a low levels of niche overlap between them. Our results support the recognition of two distinct species. Coccoloba gracilis Kunth emend. Arnelas mut. char., distributed in semi-deciduous, montane low forest and first rediscovered in Ecuador, and C. ruiziana, distributed at lower altitudes in lowland, dry seasonal tropical forest. Descriptions, photographs, and nomenclature notes are provided. One second-step lectotypification and one epitype for C. gracilis are provided.This study was funded by Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja (Ecuador) through projects PROY_CCNN_1196, PROY_IMP_CCBIO_2017_2243, PROY_INV_CCBIO_2020_2804 and private funds of the first author. IA was beneficed by a postdoctoral fellowship from Embassy of France in Ecuador through program Campus France (960700E).Peer reviewe
