“I’m a Black liberation theologian, so don’t be surprised if I say things that will upset you.” (p. 97) This may seem an odd sentence to start a book review with, but it is exactly what Anthony Reddie, Director of the Oxford Centre for Religion and Culture (Regent’s Park College, University of Oxford), and Extraordinary Professor of Theologic…[Read more]

This research work is an investigation into the reception of anti-smoking advertisements
that make use of “fear appeals”. The objective of the research is to bring audience
perceptions, interpretations and making sense processes of such advertising campaigns to
the limelight. Instead of measuring effects or effectiveness of anti-smoking mes…[Read more]

This paper examines imaginaries of work and labor in “open technology” projects (especially open source software and hackerspaces), based on ethnographic research in North America. It zeroes in on “diversity initiatives” within open technology projects. These initiatives are important because they expose many of the assumptions and tension…[Read more]

Within the field of Library and Information science, the treatment of LGBTQ+ topics in the Library of Congress subject headings is an emerging concern. Although changes have been implemented to the subject headings throughout the years, the hierarchical, oppositional nature of the system undoubtedly promotes heteronormative ideals. Moreover, the…[Read more]

Existe en el orden teórico y metodológico una escases de literatura científica publicada sobre las relaciones de comunicación científica escrita, como objeto de análisis de la sociología del conocimiento para analizar los campos de la ciencia. Se plantearon como objetivos: 1) identificar desde la sociología del conocimiento el sustento teórico…[Read more]

Los estudios de vigilancia favorecen la identificación de las últimas tendencias de un objeto para la toma de decisiones. La revista Centro Azúcar no tiene referentes del comportamiento de su perfil temático a nivel internacional. Se adolece de un estudio de vigilancia científica que facilite información relativa a las tendencias de la temát…[Read more]

Las videotecas de las televisoras locales son centros de información y socialización de contenidos. Favorecen el procesamiento y conservación de la información audiovisual para su posterior recuperación. El procesamiento de la información audiovisual en la televisión local es un área que ha sido poco abordada desde la producción científi…[Read more]

This study examined the communication avenues for combating breast cancer in Orba, a rural community of Enugu State, Nigeria. To accomplish this goal, 200 women from the community were sampled. The results revealed that 87% of the respondents were aware of media messages on breast cancer; however, 74.5% and 65% respectively, claimed that they had…[Read more]

Las políticas públicas en materia de ciencia y tecnología son las mediadoras entre la producción intelectual de campos científicos particulares. El campo científico de los estudios sociales acerca del desarrollo comunitario en Latinoamérica se constituye desde un carácter interdisciplinar. Dentro de las ciencias y disciplinas de mayor tradici…[Read more]

This is a brief presentation of 4 assignments i created in Spring 2021 as an instructor for a 4 week online introduction to music collection development course and have since adopted as thought exercises to ensure i engage in inclusive collection development practices.

Representation, primarily understood as ‘presence’ or ‘appearance’ with an implied
visual component, is a critical concept in the cultural milieu. Conceived as images,
performances, and imitations, representations propagate through various media:
films, television, photographs, advertisements, and other forms of popular culture.
As such, r…[Read more]

The earliest medical descriptions of anorexia occurred in 1689 with Richard
Morton’s Phthisiologia, Or, A Treatise of Consumptions, however, it took another
century for medical science to accept anorexia nervosa as a medical condition.
Later on, it was Hilde Bruch who initiated the first public discussion on anorexia
in the latter half of t…[Read more]

This study examined such issues as social media in personality development
and their influence on the development of public activism among young people.
We also estimate the efficiency that various forms of information exchange
have (shared or anonymous). The empirical base of the research includes
sociological surveys held in Kazakhstan. We…[Read more]

El aumento del cúmulo de documentación científica ha favorecido el desarrollo de medios tecnológicos para la descripción y gestión de documentos en línea. El formato automatizado de gestión bibliográfica MARC 21, se presenta como el más utilizado dentro de las bibliotecas y centros de documentación debido a sus capacidades de gestión y funcionalid…[Read more]