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THE AESTHETICS OF URBAN METABOLISM: Landscape, Design and the Politics of In/Visibility

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Volume 50, Issue 3, Page 644-666, May 2026.
Abstract In this article, we chart the evolving aesthetic contours of urban metabolism across London, focusing on the River Lea and Thamesmead to the north and south of the River Thames, respectively. We begin in the nineteenth century, when these two sites formed critical nodes within a new sewerage system that relegated the city's circulatory flows ...
Ben Platt, Zuhri James
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Por qué la ilusión no se opone a la realidad

Cuadernos de Información y Comunicación, 2004
Reflexiones profundas en torno a la fotografía y a través de ella, sobre los cambios en la representación y comunicación de los sujetos en los distintos medios. Descripción de la evolución de la fotografía y sus cualidades.
Jean Baudrillard
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Context Collapse

Philosophy Compass, Volume 21, Issue 3, May/June 2026.
ABSTRACT Context collapse occurs when the contents of distinct conversations mix, either by the flattening of multiple contexts together (fusion) or the leaking of one set's contents into another (fission). After critically surveying the nascent literature, this essay proposes a unified model of context collapse incorporating details from its origin in
A. G. Holdier
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Material culture and antihuman subjectivities in postmodernist literature

Journal of English Studies, 2016
The relation between subject and object in contemporary societies is a key concern of much postmodernist literature, authors often denouncing the superfluous pervasiveness of material culture in our lives and our absurd dependence on the artificial ...
Belén Piqueras
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The Sociology of AI as an Emerging Field: Mapping Tensions and Boundaries

Sociology Compass, Volume 20, Issue 5, May 2026.
ABSTRACT The expanding role of artificial intelligence (AI) in social life compels a foundational reassessment of sociology's concepts, methods, and theoretical commitments. From generative language models to predictive policing, AI systems are no longer mere tools but increasingly agentic, opaque, and normative sociotechnical actors.
Canhui Liu
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The Omnipresence of Television and the Ascendancy of Surveillance/Sousveillance in Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451

K@ta: A Biannual Publication on the Study of Language and Literature, 2017
This paper is an attempt to analyze Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451(1953) under the light of Jean Baudrillard’s notions on the media and the influences it exerts on people’s daily lives, and with an eye to Michel Foucault’s surveillance as well.
Hassan Abootalebi
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From agnosis to accidental activism: Infinite regress and the Post Office Scandal

Journal of Law and Society, Volume 53, Issue S1, Page S25-S41, April 2026.
Abstract This paper explores the lived experiences of victims/survivors affected by the UK Post Office Scandal, drawing on 28 in‐depth interviews and critical legal analysis. It uses the concept of ‘accidental activism’ to explore how victims, initially isolated and disempowered, became central agents of justice reform.
SALLY DAY, RICHARD MOORHEAD, KAREN NOKES, REBECCA HELM   +3 more
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Discourse of Enticement: How Facebook Solicits Users

Critical Approaches to Discourse Analysis across Disciplines, 2018
With much contemporary discussion on social media and the ethics and transparency of the way they operate, this article examines the discursive processes of user engagement as Baudrillardian solicitation.
Ella Lillqvist, Anu A. Harju
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Urban adults' engagement in nature education and its interplay with everyday lived experiences: A case study from Shenzhen, China

People and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 3, Page 741-753, March 2026.
Abstract Currently, scholarship on education to foster connectedness with nature primarily focuses on children. As adults likewise face the disconnection from nature and play a key role in influencing children, it is important to understand how they perceive, engage in, and benefit from relevant programmes.
Xiaoxue Chen, Zuyi Lyu, Junxi Qian
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Examination of Digital War Reporting Applications in the Context of Baudrillard's Communication Theory: Liveuamap Sample

4. Boyut Medya ve Kültürel Çalışmalar Dergisi
French thinker Jean Baudrillard, in most of his work, aimed at explaining the nature of capitalism as well as the contribution made by the media for the sake of perpetuity of the system.
İpek Karakoyun
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