Going native - Brand New China, Advertising, Media and Commercial Culture, Jing Wang (2008) [Book Review]

Jing Wang's book is confused about its audience and fails to give an adequate account of either the specific knowledge available to advertising research or the nature of Chinese consumption. In addition its critique of cultural studies is misplaced and misguided

Games: Agency as Art

Games occupy a unique and valuable place in our lives. Game designers do not simply create worlds; they design temporary selves. Game designers set what our motivations are in the game and what our abilities will be. Thus: games are the art form of agency. By working in the artistic medium of agency, games can offer a distinctive aesthetic value. They support aesthetic experiences of deciding and doing. And the fact that we play games shows something remarkable about us. Our agency is more fluid than we might have thought. In playing a game, we take on temporary ends; we submerge ourselves temporarily in an alternate agency. Games turn out to be a vessel for communicating different modes of agency, for writing them down and storing them. Games create an archive of agencies. And playing games is how we familiarize ourselves with different modes of agency, which helps us develop our capacity to fluidly change our own style of agency

Hungary and the eurozone crisis: a comedy of errors?

The spill-over of the global fi nancial crisis has uncovered the weaknesses in the governance of the EMU. As one of the most open economies in Europe, Hungary has suff ered from the ups and downs of the global and European crisis and its mismanagement. Domestic policy blunders have complicated the situation. This paper examines how Hungary has withstood the ups and downs of the eurozone crisis. It also addresses the questions of whether the country has converged with or diverged from the EMU membership, whether joining the EMU is still a good idea for Hungary, and whether the measures to ward off the crisis have actually helped to face the challenge of growth

Migrating agile methods to standardized development practice

Situated process and quality frame-works offer a way to resolve the tensions that arise when introducing agile methods into standardized software development engineering. For these to be successful, however, organizations must grasp the opportunity to reintegrate software development management, theory, and practice

Paving the Way to Scandal: History Repeats Itself

Presidential candidate Marco Rubio of Florida enjoyed an assist this week managing the fallout from New York Times stories about his personal finances by an unlikely ally: Comedy Central host Jon Stewart, who dismissed the information as an example of “gotcha” politics, unworthy of current discussion. “How is this front page news?” Stewart said, calling the Times reports “inconsequential gossip.” [excerpt

Re-thinking pedagogies: New immigrants in Aotearoa New Zealand early childhood settings

This chapter examines the importance of teacher orientations towards immigrant children, families, and teachers in early childhood education settings in Aotearoa New Zealand. Informed by a critical literature review and analysis,I highlight the complexity of cultural “otherness”and some tensions, risks, and dangers of superficial, simple interpretations of curriculum aspirations and guidelines. I argue that an orientation towards committed, sensitive, and accepting engagements is required to promote ethical and just practices. Following this, I argue that critical attention must be paid to interpretations of policy documents and guidelines for practice, and that ongoing questioning of possibilities for socially just professional practices are crucial to support diverse immigrants in early childhood settings

Boston Hospitality Review: Fall 2015

U.S. Lodging Industry Update – Q2 2015 by Daniel Lesser and Jonathan Jaeger of LW Hospitality Advisors® -- Hotel Crowdfunding Grows Up by Joshua Bowman -- Digital Marketing Budgets for Independent Hotels: Continuously Shifting to Remain Competitive in the Online World by Leora Halpern Lanz and Megan Carmichael -- From Patrons to Chefs, a History of Women in Restaurants by Jan Whitaker -- The Bleacher Bar at Fenway Park: Transforming a Former Indoor Batting Cage Into a Unique Eatery and Bar by Graham Ruggie -- Outrageous by Michael Oshin

Confusing Achievement With Aptitude

My wife and I read and reread the words several times, allowing them to sink in. Being in an academic class would cause him harm, the principal wrote about our son, as the rigor would be too great. The report continued, He would be the lowest-ability student in the class and by a large margin. It is a day you don\u27t soon forget when the principal of your son\u27s school tells you—in an email, no less—that your child simply is not capable of managing academic work. [excerpt

Almost, Maine Playbill

Department of Theatre, Dance, & Film Almost, Maine Directed by Sabrina Guilbeault Scenic and Sound Design: Sabrina Guilbeault \u2718 Costume Design: Elaine Headrick \u2718 Lighting Design: Kohl Peasley \u2719 The Cast: Pete - Thomas Edwards ‘20, Ginette - Alexsia Renee Patton ‘21, East - Michael Izzo ‘18. Glory - Catie Capolongo ‘19, Jimmy - Thomas Edwards ‘20, Sandrine - Mireya Lopez ‘19, Waitress - Alexsia Renee Patton ‘21, Marvalyn - Deirdre Lahiff ‘20, Steve - Michael Izzo ‘18, Gayle - Kate Fitzpatrick ‘21, Lendall - Alec Roskam ‘18, Randy - Thomas Edwards ‘20, Chad - Michael Izzo ‘18, Phil - Alec Roskam ‘18, Marci - Catie Capolongo ‘19, Hope - Kate Fitzpatrick ‘21, Suzette - Deirdre Lahiff ‘20, Man - Thomas Edwards ‘20, Rhonda - Mireya Lopez ‘19, Dave - Alec Roskam ‘18 Archive Photography: Elaine Headrick \u2718 John Bowab Theatre, Smith Center for the Arts November 3-5 Friday & Saturday, 7:30PM Saturday & Sunday, 2:00PMhttps://digitalcommons.providence.edu/almost_maine_pubs/1000/thumbnail.jp