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A Phenomenology of Campus Radio Landscapes: Place, Design, and Resiliency in Canada
No full textThrough a method and the theory of phenomenology, the author seeks an understanding about the role of design in the Canadian campus radio environment, where broadcasting spaces and radio stations contribute to meaning of belonging for campus radio people. In a real-world research approach that transcends disciplinary boundaries, the everyday experiences, practices, and perceptions of people who access campus stations and shape broadcasting spaces is investigated. Case study procedures are carried out across the campus radio network as well as with two embedded cases that the author has had personal involvement with as a radio volunteer —CJSW in Calgary, Alberta, and CHMA in Sackville, New Brunswick. This dynamic contributes to the ‘bracketing’ of knowledge and is also considered as evidence of the phenomena. Throughout, genius loci and environmental design play a central role in a theoretical model called Ethereal Place, where ‘being’ and ‘becoming’ is analyzed as a meaningful spatial and cultural experience in the campus radio landscape. While weaving together in-depth current and historic findings, the author engages with over 150 participants collecting multiple place-based narratives. A final phenomenological ‘narrative tapestry’ reveals synthetic values and a ‘sense of spirit’ about campus radio places that is also shared throughout the network. The author discusses what is unique about campus radio places in Canada—the campus radio station is a community gathering nexus which manifests as meaningful in the broadcasting space. In conclusion, the role of design in the campus station and broadcasting space is argued as significant for place-based resiliency within contextual sustainability parameters for the future development of campus radio in Canada
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
Artopia: an open building approach to a mixed-use facility for artists
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Architecture and animation: escape, experience, transform
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Informal urbanism and architecture(self organizing urbanism and architecture)
No full textBibliography: p. 79-80Thesis is in colour.This masters degree project (MDP) offers an alternative to the buildings that have traditionally been deployed in attempts to develop the informal city. It seeks to design a community centre that encourages its occupants to be involved in its planning, functioning and completion. The deployment of this 'infrastructure' is in the informal settlement of Pensil, in Mexico City. Through an agile structure and building logic, the project develops a system that has the ability to respond to feedback from its occupants, both through the initial design process and over time. The inherent dna of the building is adapted to the climate, site conditions, culture and urban landscape, however it remains adaptable to variety of program, and to the actions of the eventual occupants. Through numerous site visits, living in the city for a short time, and tours with local professionals, a greater understanding of the informal community is obtained. Working with, and building upon the site research of Martijn Slob, has allowed a greater understanding of the neighborhood of Pensil, and in informal communities in Mexico City. The result of this project is a building system that functions like an infrastructure element in the informal community; it is adaptable to various sites and this document shows one possible iteration. It creates buy in from its users through its adaptability and mutability. The proposed design is a manifestation of this system that is unique, inspiring and above all, designed to serve it's community
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