6 research outputs found
Feasibility Study on a Literary Translation Prize: Final Report
No full textFirst paragraph: The aim of this study is to assess the feasibility of successfully creating a European award for literary translation and, in this perspective, to develop a set of models and variants for its possible implementation. The study presents as well potential benefits and constraints by defining the modalities to organise such a prize in accordance to the European Commission's call no. EAC/35/2009 and the steps as proposed in the respective tender and inceptive report presented to the European Commission by Rüdiger Wischenbart Content and Consulting
Entretien avec Rudiger Wischenbart
No full textNotice d'encyclopédie ou de dictionnaireNational audienc
Global eBook 2015. A report on market trends and developments.
No full textThis report provides an overview of internationally evolving ebook markets,
with a unique set of data from a wide array of the best available sources, a thorough
analysis and a synopsis of key global developments, and a broad set of
detailed references to both global and local actors, forming a resource for anyone
interested in the globalization of digital (book) content production and dissemination.
The 2015 edition of the Global eBook report, which has not only updated previous
versions, but is re-written entirely, particularly emphasizes how digital
developments are embedded in the overall evolution of publishing markets, by
providing context data as well as historical statistics to spot trends and developments
over the past 3 to 5 years.
Main driving forces and policy as well as legal debates shaping the current
transformation of the international book business are identified and looked at
in country and market comparisons.
Traditional actors (such as publishing groups, or retail chains) as well as new
players and business models (such as subscription services, but also changing
piracy platforms) are portrayed in their individual characteristics and ambitions,
and analyzed in context.
The findings of the Global eBook report allow us to assess, on the one hand,
how the main drivers of digital change in the publishing industry impact on international
markets in similar ways, as reading platforms and distribution infrastructures
become available, and as publishers in all markets start to make
their title catalogs available in digital formats. On the other hand, a wide array
of local factors—from market size through tax and pricing regimes to cultural
choices—show that each market must be presented with its unique defining
traits.
The Global eBook report 2015 consists of 4 main sections
Publishing - print and digital - in the global context:
• Book publishing by key statistics in comparison to other media industries
(e.g. music, filmed entertainment, games);
• The largest book publishing markets, plus an analysis by sector (trade,
educational and STM);
• A close up on declining print markets, and to what extend digital can
compensate for the physical loss;
• The market share of ebooks (by revenue) in a comparison of North American
and European markets, and of the 5 largest publishing groups;
• A documentation and analysis of consolidation in the publishing industry
Market close ups, detailing key figures and key developments:
• English language markets (US, UK);
• Selected European markets, notably Germany, Austria, France, (Wallonian)
Belgium, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, and an
overview on Central and Eastern Europe;
• Emerging markets, notably Brasil, China, India, Russia, plus a summary
on publishing trends in Hispanic Latin America;
Thematic chapters on key drivers and debates shaping the ebook
markets:
• The expansion of global platforms, notably detailing developments at
Amazon, Apple, and Kobo/Rakuten;
• An analysis of contradictory pricing strategies for ebooks across European
markets, with data on historical trends and patterns with regard to retail
prices for digital editions;
• An overview of self-publishing trends, by production data and platforms,
and the share of self-published titles in selected markets, plus a summary
of the debate on author earnings;
• An overview on subscription services, portraying a selection of the most
prevalent platforms, and a comparison of key parameters;
• A comparative analysis of ebook piracy, by key parameters, in four European
markets (Germany, France, Spain, Italy), and an analysis of antipiracy
strategies;
• A summary of the debate around DRM, with case studies for selected policies
and approaches;
Global eBook Yellow Pages:
• A listing of over 350 companies dedicated to ebooks, notably publishers,
service organisations, distributors and aggregators, with short company
descriptions and links.
An index and cross references facilitate to tracking players and topics across
various chapters of the report.
Extensive references to key industry sources provide direct access and links
for further reading.
We strongly encourage critical feedback and -even more enthusiastically- the
input of information and data to improve the foundations of this analysis
'Shadowy Copies'? Film Adaptations of the Second Austrian Republic
No full textFor many years adaptation has been passed between literature and film studies, frequently dismissed as ‘shadowy copies’ and parasitic reproductions, the unwanted bastard child of the disciplines searching in vain for an academic home. Despite the emergence of insightful new scholarship into the development of Austrian film in the twentieth century, the role of the adaptation genre within Austria’s film industry and literary landscape remains an academic blind spot. This study aims to address this gap in critical knowledge, reviewing the potential function of filmic adaptations within the field of Austrian studies. Through five case studies of canonical works of post-war Austrian literature, this thesis sets out to establish adaptation both as a critical tool through which to approach literature and as an object of academic interest in its own right. Drawing on psychoanalytic theory and its application in film studies, these studies compare and contrast the position occupied by the film’s implied spectator with the relationship of the implied reader to the literary text. Rereading the novels retrospectively in light of their adaptations, this approach has the ability to ‘light up dark corners’ of the novels, illuminating those aspects hitherto left in the shadows by literary criticism. It will be argued that adaptation is uniquely positioned to hold up a mirror to literary texts, reflecting their concerns not through the filters of established grand narratives and generic taxonomies but through their creative, cinematic reworking of the novels. In challenging those assumptions that have become commonplace within Austrian literary history, this study calls for a more nuanced approach to literature of the Second Republic and proposes adaptation as the means by which this may be achieved
Информационно-документное пространство образования, науки и культуры в современных условиях цифровизации общества. (Ежегодный доклад Пятого Международного профессионального форума «Крым–2019»)
No full textTraditionally, the annual analytical paper opens the World Professional “Crimea” Forum. The author introduces the concept of digitalization and defines its key differences from informatization. He emphasizes that digital transformation facilitates digital economics being characterized by the advance of the Internet, resources digitization, mobile communications, digital technologies, primarily in finances and economics, and merging online and offline services. He quotes statistical data on the digital economics in various countries. In the Russian Federation, the digital economy develops intensively and embraces industries, banking, healthcare, government, and, in particular, libraries and archives. The principal international documents to facilitate global digitalization are analyzed. In Russia, the fundamental documents are adopted with the reference to the global practice of digital transformations. The author formulates the trends in the digitalization that make direct impact on the librarianship and information industry; he also specifies the goals for the libraries in the digital epoch. The latest changes in the world book market are discussed along with its statistics. The focus is made on the open access and copyright issues. The author concludes that the libraries of the future make the inherent part of the global information infrastructure.Представлен ежегодный аналитический доклад, традиционно открывающий международный профессиональный форум «Крым». В начале доклада рассмотрено, что такое цифровизация, выделены её главные отличия от информатизации. Подчёркнуто, что цифровая трансформация в обществе стимулирует развитие цифровой экономики, для которой характерны: развитие интернета, оцифровка ресурсов, мобильные коммуникации, электронные технологии, в первую очередь в финансово-экономической сфере, слияние сфер онлайн и оффлайн. Приведены статистические данные о состоянии цифровой экономики в разных странах. Отмечено, что в России цифровая экономика интенсивно развивается: ею охвачены такие сферы, как промышленность, банковское дело, здравоохранение, государственная деятельность; библиотечная и архивная также идут в ногу со временем. Проанализированы основополагающие международные документы, способствовавшие глобальной цифровизации, и принятые в России базовые документы, благодаря которым происходят цифровые трансформации с учётом мировой практики. Сформулированы главные тренды цифровизации, прямо влияющие на развитие библиотечно-информационной отрасли, а также задачи библиотек в цифровую эпоху. Рассмотрены последние изменения, происходящие на мировом книжном рынке; приведена характеризующая его статистика. Особое внимание уделено проблемам открытого доступа к информации и авторского права. В заключение подчёркнуто, что библиотека будущего – это неотъемлемая часть мировой информационной инфраструктуры
The press reception of Austrian works of Vergangenheitsbewältigung
No full textThis thesis explores the relationship between literature and historical memory in Austria through five case studies of literary press reception, examining the validity of common conceptions of Austrian Vergangenheitsbewättigung. The introduction provides an overview and explanation of the historico-political context of the thesis, considering cultural narratives on Vergangenheitsbewaltigung, the position of the Austrian press and its relationship with contemporary, socially critical literature. Chapters One and Two compare 'the press reception of Hans Lebert'ร Die Wolfshaut and Gerhard Fritsch's Fasching to the widely held view of a failed Vergangenheitsbewältigung in 1960ร Austria. Chapter Three considers the reception of Elfriede Jelinek's Die Ausgesperrten in the context of the Sozialpartnerschaft and the politics of memory associated with this period of forced political harmony. Chapter Four deals with the most extreme case, Thomas Bemhard's Heldenplatz, questioning the common assumption that the late 1980s marked a turning point in Austria's troubled relationship with its past. This is developed in Chapter Five, which examines the reception of Robert Schindel’s Gebürtig and considers the extent to which Austrian Vergangenheitsbewältigung can be viewed as a completed process. In the Conclusion the findings of the previous five chapters are brought together and compared with the grand cultural narrative on Austrian historical memory in a consideration of the validity of a linear conceptualisation of Vergangenheitsbewältigung
