8 research outputs found

    The More Engaged, the More Generous: Examining the Influence of Viewers’ Engagement on Their Gifting Behavior in Live Streaming Services

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    Social Live Streaming Services (SLSSs) is an emerging form of social media that facilitates real-time interaction between streamers and their viewers through video streaming. With its growing prevalence worldwide, a wealth of literature has investigated its unique features of IT affordances and para-social interactions between streamers and their viewers, leaving viewers’ inner development and adjustment of attitudes and actions during the watching remained largely unknown. This study empirically examined the effects of viewers’ previous active engagement on their subsequent purchase behavior in SLSSs from the perspective of self-perception and perceived sunk costs. Results show that both free gifts and Danmaku (i.e., real-time comments) length significantly induce the purchase of charged gifts and that there are significant gender discrepancies underlying these mental attribution processes

    Encyclopedia of In — Betweenness

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    The dissertation Encyclopedia of In-Betweenness. An Exploration of a Collective Artistic Research Practice presents art as a socially prominent phenomenon that is always in a state of becoming. It suggests that art is on the front line perceiving new emerging ideas and ideologies while it also impacts and creates them. This means that art is obliged to seek what we, in fact, cannot yet know. The thesis has two main research questions. It explores how art can be a way to approach the unknown, and how it can be a tool for societal research and change. By creating art, we create societies. This is an immense task, and this dissertation explores the possibilities and responsibilities of it. Working towards the new always means working with the unknown, being in process and in an in-between state of becoming. To present in-betweenness, processes and becoming - things that are not known to us - new forms and methodologies are needed. Mapping the entanglements of the contemporary art world the thesis provides new perspectives on the relational nature of our being and ends up documenting a turn in the contemporary art world: how collective practices, site-specific and process-led approaches have emerged from the margins to the mainstream. The thesis documents how collective art projects can function as research platforms providing new knowledge and places for encounters. This study, positioned in the field of artistic research, uses exhibition making and curating as methods. By creating a network of varied knowledge, from the analysis of past projects to the diversification of theoretical and philosophical references, this dissertation intends to present how everything is in process and everything is symbiotic. The form of the dissertation – an encyclopedia with taxonomic colour-coding – is part of the methodology. It adds one layer to the domino effect of projects playing with known forms and questions of the unknown. Because artistic research operates with forms and experiences, these methods are part of the mediation: the in-betweenness and process-oriented approach defines the form and reading. The form follows the logic of the over 20 collaborative projects realized by the author during the past ten years presented and analyzed in the thesis. Deconstructing familiar concepts from “biennial” to “world expo” and “encyclopedia” helps to explore the unfamiliar and makes hidden structures visible. The thematically colour-coded entries map the current discourses, but they also point out the hierarchical conception of knowledge itself and the absurdity of taxonomic processes. It leads to the question of control, and the fact that eventually one can never control how something is encountered, experienced, and interpreted.Encyclopedia of In-Betweenness. An Exploration of a Collective Artistic Research Practice vĂ€itöskirja kĂ€sittelee taidetta sosiaalisesti merkittĂ€vĂ€nĂ€ ilmiönĂ€, jonka olemus perustuu jatkuvalle muutokselle ja sille, mikĂ€ on vasta tuloillaan. Teos ehdottaa, ettĂ€ taide on aina etulinjassa aistimassa uusia aatteita, ideoita ja ilmiöitĂ€, samalla luoden niitĂ€ ja vaikuttaen niiden syntyyn. TĂ€mĂ€ tarkoittaa, ettĂ€ taide vĂ€istĂ€mĂ€ttĂ€ etsii sitĂ€, mitĂ€ itseasiassa emme edes voi vielĂ€ tietÀÀ. Tutkimus lĂ€htee liikkeelle kahdesta tutkimuskysymyksestĂ€: miten taide voi lĂ€hestyĂ€ tuntematonta, ja miten se voi tuottaa ja tutkia sosiaalisia tilanteita ja muutoksia. Luomalla taidetta luomme yhteiskuntia. TĂ€mĂ€ on haaste, johon vĂ€itöskirja vastaa kĂ€sittelemĂ€llĂ€ taiteen mahdollisuuksia ja velvollisuuksia. Uutta kohti toimiminen tarkoittaa aina tuntemattoman kanssa työskentelyĂ€, prosessissa ja vĂ€litilassa olemista. TĂ€llaisten tuloillaan olevien ja vĂ€lissĂ€ olevien asioiden, jotka eivĂ€t vielĂ€ ole tiedossamme, tunnettuja tai meille tuttuja, esittĂ€minen vaatii uudenlaisia tutkimuksen menetelmiĂ€ ja muotoja. Kartoittaessaan tĂ€llaisia nykytaiteen kentĂ€n ilmiöitĂ€ tutkimus tarjoaa uusia nĂ€kökulmia olemassaolomme suhteellisuuteen – miten se aina tapahtuu suhteessa toisiin – pÀÀtyen samalla dokumentoimaan kuinka kollektiiviset, paikkasidonnaiset, ja prosessilĂ€htöiset tekemisen tavat ovat nousseet marginaalista keskiöön. Tutkimus dokumentoi sitĂ€, miten kollektiiviset taideprojektit voivat toimia tutkimusalustoina, tuottaa uutta tietoa, ja mahdollisuuksia kohtaamisille. Taiteellisen tutkimuksen alueelle sijoittuva vĂ€itös kĂ€yttÀÀ kuratointia ja nĂ€yttelyiden tekemistĂ€ tutkimusmenetelminÀÀn. Se luo erilaisten tietĂ€misen tapojen ja teorioiden verkoston yhdistĂ€mĂ€llĂ€ taiteellisen työskentelyn kautta hankittua tietoa teoreettiseen ja filosofiseen aineistoon, osoittaen, kuinka kaikki on prosessissa ja symbioottista. VĂ€itöskirjan muoto, vĂ€rikoodattua taksonomiaa hyödyntĂ€vĂ€ ensyklopedia, lisÀÀ uuden kerroksen projektien dominoefektiin, jossa yksi kysymys synnyttÀÀ seuraavan ja jĂ€nnite syntyy tunnetun ja tuntemattoman vĂ€lissĂ€ toimimisesta. Taiteellinen tutkimus toimii muodon ja kokemuksen alueella, joten nĂ€mĂ€ metodit ovat osa sitĂ€, miten tutkimus tulee vĂ€litetyksi. Muutos ja prosessilĂ€htöisyys vaikuttavat lukemiseen ja muotoon, joka noudattaa tutkimuksessa esitettyjen ja analysoitujen projektien logiikkaa. Tuttuja kĂ€sitteitĂ€ ja konsepteja, kuten ”biennaali”, ”maailmannĂ€yttely” tai ”ensyklopedia” dekonstruoimalla hankkeet ovat mahdollistaneet tuntemattoman lĂ€hestymisen ja piilotettujen rakenteiden nĂ€kyvĂ€ksi tekemisen. Viimeisen kymmenen vuoden aikana kollektiivisesti toteutetut yli kaksikymmentĂ€ kokeellista ja tutkimuksellista projektia muodostavat jatkumon, jonka kautta taiteellisen tutkimuksen mahdollisuuksia tarkastellaan niiden tekijĂ€positiosta kĂ€sin. Temaattisesti vĂ€rikoodatut luvut tallentavat ajankohtaisia keskusteluja, mutta samalla osoittavat tiedon hierarkkisen luonteen ja luokittelun absurdiuden. TĂ€tĂ€ kautta tutkimus pÀÀtyy kĂ€sittelemÀÀn myös kontrollin ja hallinnan kysymyksiĂ€ ja sitĂ€, miten lopulta emme kuitenkaan voi ennalta mÀÀrĂ€tĂ€ miten joku asia tulee koetuksi, kohdatuksi ja tulkituksi

    The Global Smartphone: Beyond a youth technology

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    The smartphone is often literally right in front of our nose, so you would think we would know what it is. But do we? To find out, 11 anthropologists each spent 16 months living in communities in Africa, Asia, Europe and South America, focusing on the take up of smartphones by older people. Their research reveals that smartphones are technology for everyone, not just for the young. The Global Smartphone presents a series of original perspectives deriving from this global and comparative research project. Smartphones have become as much a place within which we live as a device we use to provide ‘perpetual opportunism’, as they are always with us. The authors show how the smartphone is more than an ‘app device’ and explore differences between what people say about smartphones and how they use them. The smartphone is unprecedented in the degree to which we can transform it. As a result, it quickly assimilates personal values. In order to comprehend it, we must take into consideration a range of national and cultural nuances, such as visual communication in China and Japan, mobile money in Cameroon and Uganda, and access to health information in Chile and Ireland – all alongside diverse trajectories of ageing in Al Quds, Brazil and Italy. Only then can we know what a smartphone is and understand its consequences for people’s lives around the world

    Songs of Empowerment : Women in 21st Century Popular Music

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    An analysis of more than 60 songs and music videos by currently active female singers, working using English. The authors are the students enrolled in the BA elective subject 'Cultural Studies in English' (Fall/Winter 2021-22). The volume is accompanied by the Spotify list https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4XS5896JR3AzUwW7fwRRHC?si=61bf449e4f0e4711

    Evading do-re-mi: Destruction and utopia: A study of EinstĂŒrzende Neubauten

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    This thesis represents the first comprehensive examination in English of the work of the Berlin-based music collective, EinstĂŒrzende Neubauten. It intends to offer evidence that the sonic forays of this group have not only defined a particular cultural moment but have also created new musical possibilities (to appropriate words from Brandon LaBelle). It does this by investigating why the work of these musicians is important within contemporary music, what cultural concerns their music reflects and how the music is created, performed and disseminated. These questions are explored through a range of contexts, including post-war Berlin, Germany’s problematic relationship with music, the development of Musique ConcrĂšte, Noise/Music and strategies for creative independence. There is a detailed analysis of Neubauten’s performance and textual techniques. This thesis argues that EinstĂŒrzende Neubauten are one of the few examples of ‘rock-based’ artists who have been able to sustain a breadth and depth of work over a number of years while remaining experimental and open to development; that their work offers evidence that they are one of the most complete examples of Artaudian practice in contemporary performance and that their Supporter Initiative (2002-2007) provided a unique working strategy for independence of the consumerist model of music. Finally, it argues that their work helps to present the case for the re-evaulation of European, non-English language contemporary music. Note -this version contains German spellings, corrected after final submission at the author's request.University of Chester Gladstone Research Fellowshi

    New Series, Vol. 8 (1990)

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    Evading do-re-mi : destruction and utopia : a study of EinstĂŒrzende Neubauten

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    This thesis represents the first comprehensive examination in English of the work of the Berlin-based music collective, EinstĂŒrzende Neubauten. It intends to offer evidence that the sonic forays of this group have not only defined a particular cultural moment but have also created new musical possibilities (to appropriate words from Brandon LaBelle). It does this by investigating why the work of these musicians is important within contemporary music, what cultural concerns their music reflects and how the music is created, performed and disseminated. These questions are explored through a range of contexts, including post-war Berlin, Germany’s problematic relationship with music, the development of Musique ConcrĂšte, Noise/Music and strategies for creative independence. There is a detailed analysis of Neubauten’s performance and textual techniques. This thesis argues that EinstĂŒrzende Neubauten are one of the few examples of ‘rock-based’ artists who have been able to sustain a breadth and depth of work over a number of years while remaining experimental and open to development; that their work offers evidence that they are one of the most complete examples of Artaudian practice in contemporary performance and that their Supporter Initiative (2002-2007) provided a unique working strategy for independence of the consumerist model of music. Finally, it argues that their work helps to present the case for the re-evaulation of European, non-English language contemporary music. Note -this version contains German spellings, corrected after final submission at the author's request.EThOS - Electronic Theses Online ServiceUniversity of ChesterGBUnited Kingdo
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