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The Public Character of Church in the Digital Age☆

open access: yesInternational Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract The rise of digital technology in recent decades has led to a rapid change of communication and interaction within society and its public dimensions. As this shift in the technological landscape raises theological questions about the appropriate ecclesial use of digital technology, it also touches upon fundamental questions about the church's ...
Benedikt Levin Heymann
wiley   +1 more source

Wrestling Voices: Amplifying Patriotism and Ethnic Stereotypes in 1980s American Professional Wrestling

open access: yesThe Journal of American Culture, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines the use of promotional interviews (“promos”) in American professional wrestling of the 1980s. I argue that promos introduced a vocal modality into a form of sports entertainment that, as Roland Barthes ([1957] 1972) showed in Mythologies, had always been dominated by visual spectacle. I then undertake a focused linguistic
Jens Kjeldgaard‐Christiansen
wiley   +1 more source

No Art on a Dead Planet: Political Iconoclasm as Climate Activism

open access: yesJournal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A trend has recently emerged among climate activists of attacking artworks as a means of registering protest. I analyse this mode of protest, which I term political iconoclasm, and offer a novel partial defence of political iconoclasm as a protest strategy for environmental activists. I focus on Just Stop Oil's attack on van Gogh's Sunflowers.
Alice Madeleine Hilder Jarvis
wiley   +1 more source

The Dumbed‐Down Discourse Dilemma

open access: yesJournal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Some critics worry that the average quality of public discourse in liberal democracies is deplorably low. An example of this is that superficial media content enjoys a much broader audience than highly informative content. States can take various measures to improve the quality of public discourse.
Malte Jauch
wiley   +1 more source

BLE-Based Custom Devices for Indoor Positioning in Ambient Assisted Living Systems: Design and Prototyping. [PDF]

open access: yesSensors (Basel)
Díaz-Jiménez D   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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