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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - What happened to the 1960s ideas of machine art, cybernetic art, »algorithmic revolution«, and the hopes for a democratization of the art market How do contemporary art practitioners cope with the political situation and with the attempts of the Silicon Valley giants to appropriate algorithmic generation of art-like artefacts This issue aims to discuss how the early concept of computer art is now being reframed as digital, post-digital or algorithmic art under the prevailing conditions of big data, smart AI, an almost all-encompassing surveillance technology and the political state of neo-liberalism.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The sustained expansion of the life span and the attendant demographic changes in the West have fuelled the production of cultural texts that explore alternative representations of aging and old age. The contributors to this volume show how artists in science-fiction, fantasy and the avant-garde develop visions of late life transformation, improvisation and adaptation to new circumstances. The studies particularly focus on perspectives on aging that challenge the predominant narratives of decline as well as fantasies of eternal youth, as defined by neoliberal notions of health, able-bodiedness, agency, self-improvement, progress, plasticity and productivity.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In the mid-1870s, the experimental therapy of lamb blood transfusion spread like an epidemic across Europe and the USA. Doctors tried it as a cure for tuberculosis, pellagra and anemia; proposed it as a means to reanimate seemingly dead soldiers on the battlefield. It was a contested therapy because it meant crossing boundaries and challenging taboos. Was the transfusion of lamb blood into desperately sick humans really defensible The book takes the reader on a journey into hospital wards and lunatic asylums, physiological laboratories and 19th century wars. It presents a fascinating story of medical knowledge, ambitions and concerns - a story that provides lessons for current debates on the morality of medical experimentation and care.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The way we conceptualise the economy and ourselves as homo economicus has profound consequences for our lives. The contributions to this anthology take debates about the financial crisis, about recent austerity measures or about the Brexit referendum a step further. A common denominator of these dynamics are underlying ideas of »the economy«. Each author identifies a facet of Britain's imagined economies. They connect seemingly separate fields such as finance and fiction in order to better understand current political changes. In addition, the book offers an urgently needed interdisciplinary view on the performative power of economic thought - and in this respect moves far beyond merely British perspectives.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Der soziologische Neo-Institutionalismus hat seine Ursprünge in der US-amerikanischen Organisationssoziologie. Im Vordergrund stehen Fragen des institutionellen Wandels und des gesellschaftlichen Umgangs mit institutionellen Vorgaben. Dabei liegt ein besonderes Augenmerk auf der gesellschaftlichen Durchsetzung und Einbettung vorherrschender Grundüberzeugungen rationalen Handelns. Die Insignien moderner Rationalität werden in ganz unterschiedlichen Handlungsbereichen aufgespürt.Der Band führt in die Grundlagen des Neo-Institutionalismus ein, er beschreibt die wichtigsten empirischen Ergebnisse und diskutiert theoretische Weiterentwicklungen. Darüber hinaus werden in der vorliegenden zweiten Auflage Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschiede zur Netzwerksoziologie, zu den Strukturtheorien von Giddens und Bourdieu sowie zur Systemtheorie Luhmanns benannt.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Migration is not a state of emergency, but a basic existential experience of humanity. It shapes contemporary societies by challenging established orders, creating transnational spaces beyond national hegemonies, creating new economies, influencing urban and communal ways of life, making inequality and precariousness visible locally and globally. Migration research as a social science does not narrow the focus to 'the migrants', but investigates the conditions for living together and shaping life between ethnicization and pluralization, discrimination and empowerment, division and participation.The Yearbook Migration and Society repeatedly turns the prism of narrative anew. The 2022/2023 edition focuses on the topic »Climate«.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - American ecopoetries of migration explore the conflicted relationships of mobile subjects to the nonhuman world and thus offer valuable environmental insight for our current age of mass mobility and global ecological crisis. In Ecopoetic Place-Making, Judith Rauscher analyzes the works of five contemporary American poets of migration, drawing from ecocriticism and mobility studies. The poets discussed in her study challenge exclusionary notions of place-attachment and engage in ecopoetic place-making from different perspectives of mobility, testifying to the potential of poetry as a means of conceptualizing alternative environmental imaginaries for our contemporary world on the move.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Monarchies are facing public demands for modernization and adapting to changing societal, political, and media environments. This book proposes new directions in the research of contemporary European monarchies and offers innovative perspectives on trans/national royal public interactions and (semi-)fictional representations of monarchs. Its case studies address historic and recent developments, including newly invented royal traditions, media depictions, Meghan Markle's impact on the image of the British monarchy, and the royal family's role in Brexit negotiations. With its interdisciplinary analyses, the book reflects current academic, societal, and popular cultural interest in royalty.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -In the mid-1870s, the experimental therapy of lamb blood transfusion spread like an epidemic across Europe and the USA. Doctors tried it as a cure for tuberculosis, pellagra and anemia; proposed it as a means to reanimate seemingly dead soldiers on the battlefield. It was a contested therapy because it meant crossing boundaries and challenging taboos. Was the transfusion of lamb blood into desperately sick humans really defensible The book takes the reader on a journey into hospital wards and lunatic asylums, physiological laboratories and 19th century wars. It presents a fascinating story of medical knowledge, ambitions and concerns - a story that provides lessons for current debates on the morality of medical experimentation and care. 216 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - What is transdisciplinarity - and what are its methods How does a living lab work What is the purpose of citizen science, student-organized teaching and cooperative education This handbook unpacks key terms and concepts to describe the range of transdisciplinary learning in the context of academic education. Transdisciplinary learning turns out to be a comprehensive innovation process in response to the major global challenges such as climate change, urbanization or migration. A reference work for students, lecturers, scientists, and anyone wanting to understand the profound changes in higher education.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The way we conceptualise the economy and ourselves as homo economicus has profound consequences for our lives. The contributions to this anthology take debates about the financial crisis, about recent austerity measures or about the Brexit referendum a step further. A common denominator of these dynamics are underlying ideas of 'the economy'. Each author identifies a facet of Britain's imagined economies. They connect seemingly separate fields such as finance and fiction in order to better understand current political changes. In addition, the book offers an urgently needed interdisciplinary view on the performative power of economic thought - and in this respect moves far beyond merely British perspectives.transcript Verlag, Hermannstraße 26, 33602 Bielefeld 180 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The big societal challenges, such as climate change and public health, call for innovative approaches to address them. The contributors of this book present new ways to tackle these challenges by inter- and transdisciplinary collaborations in light weight engineering. They introduce a framework for transdisciplinary collaboration, explore the potential of light weight engineering in the areas of climate protection, resource efficiency, and sustainable mobility. To do so, they exemplify results and limitations of transdisciplinary collaboration based on three case studies: the optimization of rescue tools, the re-design of products to foster re-use and recycling processes in companies and society, and the additive manufacturing of individualized assistive tools and prostheses.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In 20 essays inspired by Hannah Arendt's analysis of crisis-ridden modernity, Wolfgang R. Heuer addresses aspects of depoliticization and the loss of politics, and thus of freedom. The wide-ranging essays are grouped in five sections: When Politics Vanishes, The Call of Responsibility, Images and Emotions, Federations, and From Plurality to Cosmos. They lead to the insight that the crises of our time require a common change of perspective towards ecological and political sustainability, the unity of »Cosmos and Republic«.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Monarchies are facing public demands for modernization and adapting to changing societal, political, and media environments. This book proposes new directions in the research of contemporary European monarchies and offers innovative perspectives on trans/national royal public interactions and (semi-)fictional representations of monarchs. Its case studies address historic and recent developments, including newly invented royal traditions, media depictions, Meghan Markle's impact on the image of the British monarchy, and the royal family's role in Brexit negotiations. With its interdisciplinary analyses, the book reflects current academic, societal, and popular cultural interest in royalty.GPSR Kontakt, Postfach 72, 5330 AB Kerkdriel 270 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The emergence of artificial intelligence has triggered enthusiasm and promise of boundless opportunities as much as uncertainty about its limits. The contributions to this volume explore the limits of AI, describe the necessary conditions for its functionality, reveal its attendant technical and social problems, and present some existing and potential solutions. At the same time, the contributors highlight the societal and attending economic hopes and fears, utopias and dystopias that are associated with the current and future development of artificial intelligence. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This is the first academic biography of the scientist and politician Jacob Moleschott (1822-1893). Based on a vast range of primary sources in German, Italian, Dutch, French, and Latin, it not only sheds new light on the history of materialism in the natural sciences, but also shows the deep entanglement of science, politics, and popularization in 19th-century Europe. Applying new methods from cultural history and the history of science, Laura Meneghello focuses on processes of knowledge circulation, transnational mobility, and the role of translation in 19th-century science.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - What kind of relationship do we have with artificial beings (avatars, puppets, robots, etc.) What does it mean to mirror ourselves in them, to perform them or to play trial identity games with them Actor & Avatar addresses these questions from artistic and scholarly angles. Contributions on the making of »technical others« and philosophical reflections on artificial alterity are flanked by neuroscientific studies on different ways of perceiving living persons and artificial counterparts. The contributors have achieved a successful artistic-scientific collaboration with extensive visual material.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Kreativ-künstlerische Methoden schaffen Räume für Formen des Wissens, (Ver-)Lernens, Erinnerns und Handelns, die dominante und verräumlichte Machtverhältnisse hinterfragen. Kunst ist dabei nicht nur ein methodisches Werkzeug und Forschung kein bloßes Kunstprojekt: Stattdessen bringt die Schnittstelle dazwischen multiskalare Fragen und Antworten auf aktuelle gesellschaftliche Prozesse hervor, die sich im Begriff artographies treffen. Die Beitragenden schreiben u.a. zu Sounds, Zines, Figurentheater, Skulptur, Film, Malen sowie Pantomime - und zeigen so neben den Möglichkeiten und Grenzen kreativ-künstlerischer Praktiken auch deren Beitrag zu einer machtkritischen und raumbezogenen Forschung und Lehre auf.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This is the first academic biography of the scientist and politician Jacob Moleschott (1822-1893). Based on a vast range of primary sources in German, Italian, Dutch, French, and Latin, it not only sheds new light on the history of materialism in the natural sciences, but also shows the deep entanglement of science, politics, and popularization in 19th-century Europe. Applying new methods from cultural history and the history of science, Laura Meneghello focuses on processes of knowledge circulation, transnational mobility, and the role of translation in 19th-century science.GPSR Kontakt, Via Sommacapagna 9, 00185 Roma / ITALIEN 490 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Gesellschaftskritik findet in der Wissenschaft meist nicht ihres Eigenwertes wegen Beachtung, sondern wird als Beispiel für die eigene Theoriebildung verwendet und in die bestehende universitäre Artikulationsform eingepasst. Die Zeitschrift »Außeruniversitäre Aktion« hat den Anspruch, den sozial- und geisteswissenschaftlichen Diskurs für außeruniversitär bestehendes Denken und vor allem kritische Praxisformen zu öffnen. Die zweite Ausgabe widmet sich Fragen nach Grenzen jenseits der Geografie: Wie gestalten sich Grenzen von Körpern Welche Grenzen erfahren Menschen durch Diskriminierungen Welche Voraussetzungen für Grenzziehungen gibt es und wo kommt es darauf an, Grenzen zu überschreiten.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Wie wird die Musikkultur durch die konkrete materielle Beschaffenheit von alltäglichen Gegenständen und Orten geprägt Die Beiträger\*innen unterziehen Flyer für Club Nights, Totenkopf-Shirts, Fotos auf LP-Hüllen, Bierbänke in Festzelten oder Sammlungen historischer Abspielgeräte einer genauen Analyse, um kulturelle Implikationen, überraschende Sinnpotenziale und Effekte offenzulegen. Sie entwickeln dabei eine gesteigerte Sensibilität für die ästhetisch und praktisch wirksame Beschaffenheit von Bedeutungsträgern, die nur zu leicht unterschätzt werden - und machen kulturwissenschaftliche Materialitäts-Diskurse so für das Verständnis populärer Musik fruchtbar.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -In the mid-1870s, the experimental therapy of lamb blood transfusion spread like an epidemic across Europe and the USA. Doctors tried it as a cure for tuberculosis, pellagra and anemia; proposed it as a means to reanimate seemingly dead soldiers on the battlefield. It was a contested therapy because it meant crossing boundaries and challenging taboos. Was the transfusion of lamb blood into desperately sick humans really defensible The book takes the reader on a journey into hospital wards and lunatic asylums, physiological laboratories and 19th century wars. It presents a fascinating story of medical knowledge, ambitions and concerns - a story that provides lessons for current debates on the morality of medical experimentation and care. 216 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Wohin man auch blickt, finden sich kreative Praktiken, Räume, Organisationen und Subjekte: der Kreativitätskomplex. Im Arbeitsalltag, im Stadtraum, in Medien und Werbung, auf den sozialen Plattformen, in Schulen und Universitäten - der Imperativ für alle lautet, neu und besonders, auffallend und einzigartig zu sein.Doch wie ist es dazu gekommen Mit welchen Begriffen lässt sich der vielgestaltige und in sich widersprüchliche Komplex fassen Und wo sind seine Grenzen In 40 kurzen Texten erschließt, untersucht und erklärt dieses Vademecum den Kreativitätskomplex.Mit einem Nachwort von Andreas Reckwitz. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The way we conceptualise the economy and ourselves as homo economicus has profound consequences for our lives. The contributions to this anthology take debates about the financial crisis, about recent austerity measures or about the Brexit referendum a step further. A common denominator of these dynamics are underlying ideas of 'the economy'. Each author identifies a facet of Britain's imagined economies. They connect seemingly separate fields such as finance and fiction in order to better understand current political changes. In addition, the book offers an urgently needed interdisciplinary view on the performative power of economic thought - and in this respect moves far beyond merely British perspectives. 180 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Monarchies are facing public demands for modernization and adapting to changing societal, political, and media environments. This book proposes new directions in the research of contemporary European monarchies and offers innovative perspectives on trans/national royal public interactions and (semi-)fictional representations of monarchs. Its case studies address historic and recent developments, including newly invented royal traditions, media depictions, Meghan Markle's impact on the image of the British monarchy, and the royal family's role in Brexit negotiations. With its interdisciplinary analyses, the book reflects current academic, societal, and popular cultural interest in royalty. 270 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This is the first academic biography of the scientist and politician Jacob Moleschott (1822-1893). Based on a vast range of primary sources in German, Italian, Dutch, French, and Latin, it not only sheds new light on the history of materialism in the natural sciences, but also shows the deep entanglement of science, politics, and popularization in 19th-century Europe. Applying new methods from cultural history and the history of science, Laura Meneghello focuses on processes of knowledge circulation, transnational mobility, and the role of translation in 19th-century science. 490 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - »Nicht alle Salafisten sind Terroristen, aber alle uns bekannten islamistischen Terrorverdächtigen haben einen salafistischen Hintergrund.«So beschreiben deutsche Innenpolitiker ein wachsendes Problem: Junge Menschen brechen auf, um in den Krieg nach Syrien oder in den Irak zu ziehen. Manche verüben dort Gräueltaten und rühmen sich damit im Internet. Die meisten bleiben in Deutschland, lehnen Gewalt ab und folgen strengsten Glaubensregeln.Wer sind die Salafisten, was wollen sie, wen bedrohen sie Dieser Band gibt umfassend Antworten. Renommierte Experten ordnen den Salafismus in die islamische Geschichte sowie in den deutschen Gesellschaftskontext ein und schlagen Strategien für den Umgang mit dem Phänomen vor. Zudem berichten Betroffene über ihre Erfahrungen mit Salafisten.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Los fenómenos geológicos tienen una fuerte presencia visual en el paisaje de los Andes chilenos. Volcanes, aguas termales, terremotos y géiseres son fruto de una activa geología. Desde principios del siglo XX, ingenieros y geólogos comenzaron a imaginar transformar en electricidad el calor de los reservorios de agua subterránea. Sin embargo, su uso como energía eléctrica a una escala nacional ha sido una promesa inconclusa. Inspirado por la antropología de la energía e infraestructuras, Martín Fonck indaga etnográficamente en las promesas de la energía geotérmica y su abandono en los Andes chilenos.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Die Hamburger Sternschanze gilt als Szeneviertel mit alternativem Lifestyle und hoher gastronomischer Dichte - sie steht aber auch für Verdrängungsprozesse durch urbane Freizeitansprüche. Auf kleinem Raum lassen sich dort Prozesse beobachten, die unter dem Stichwort der touristischen Gentrifizierung exemplarisch für die Veränderungen und Herausforderungen heutiger Städte stehen. Die Beiträger\*innen des Bandes liefern theoretische Überlegungen zur urbanen Touristifizierung sowie empirische Studien zur Entwicklung von Szenevierteln, zum New Urban Tourism und den damit einhergehenden Konflikten. Neben Wissenschaftler\*innen unterschiedlicher Disziplinen kommen auch lokale Akteure zu Wort.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Mit dem Krieg in der Ukraine, einer der weltweit wichtigsten Kornkammern, sind auch in Nordafrika Millionen Menschen in ihrer Existenz gefährdet. Die Region ist der größte Weizenimporteur der Welt. Kriegsbedingte Produktionseinbrüche übersetzen sich unmittelbar in Knappheit, Preissteigerungen und Hunger. Doch auch Finanzspekulationen treiben im Kontext des Technoliberalismus solche verheerenden Prozesse voran. Die Beiträge zeigen die Rolle von Westeuropa, den USA, Russland und der Ukraine beim internationalen Getreidehandel auf und analysieren das verdeckte Marktgeschehen: Rohstofflogistiker\*innen, Investmentbanken sowie der Hochfrequenzhandel und seine Algorithmen beherrschen die globalen Getreidemärkte. Steigende Preise machen das wichtigste Grundnahrungsmittel für viele unerschwinglich und setzen sie existentiellen Unsicherheiten aus - die Ungewissheiten nehmen zu.…