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Abstract Research Summary Using 14,108 Kickstarter crowdfunding campaigns, we examine three strategies to gather support from first‐time versus repeat backers: narrative distinctiveness aligning with backers' expectations of novelty, endorsement from Kickstarter staff, and campaign leadership's reciprocity of funding other campaigns.
Stephanie Hepp +2 more
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Temporal grammars of novelty: How carbon removal entrepreneurs frame new technologies
Abstract Research Summary This paper assesses the ways in which carbon dioxide removal ventures frame their work. Drawing on George Herbert Mead's philosophy of the present, it conceptualizes temporal grammars of novelty as a framing strategy that involves connecting two points in time, namely present and future, to elaborate novelty.
Ioana Sendroiu
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L’Ouest Hurlant et la fantasy jeunesse
Avant de partir pour L’Ouest Hurlant, le festival des cultures de l’imaginaire de Rennes (4-5 mai 2024), je rédige ce billet à toute allure afin de donner quelques indications sur la présence de la fantasy jeunesse (enfant/ado/YA) au sein du festival ...
Florie Maurin
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ABSTRACT Multiparty systems address wicked problems by bringing together stakeholders with diverse and sometimes competing interests. Although previous research has emphasized the role of expected positive interdependence in driving system‐level dynamics and reaching integrative negotiations, the impact of the communication environment (online versus ...
Elena Cristina Manole +3 more
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Embedded Interactions and Selective Disclosure: Network Effects on Conversations aboard Skylab
How do absent others influence our interactions? We argue in this paper that interactions are embedded within networks formed by chains of specific relationships between known third parties. The anticipation of future interactions with external others conditions our interpretation of the current situation and affects our behavior in the interaction. We
Michael Schultz +2 more
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An Outline of a Theory of Play
Play is often dismissed as trivial, yet it is a fundamental and adaptive aspect of human and mammalian life. This paper develops a sociological theory of play, treating it as a total social fact that spans biological, psychological, and social dimensions.
Seth Abrutyn
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This article engages in a close rereading of Stigma, relating it to Goffman's biography as a person who faced stigma. Exploring his biography helps us to recognize the ways Goffman applies stigma strategies in how he represents himself as the author in Stigma.
Thaddeus Müller
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The Hidden Hallyu Emerged: Exploring the Key Motives of Reading Adapted K‐Webtoons of South Korea
ABSTRACT This study aims to investigate why global fans read Korean webtoons (K‐webtoons) and how their motivations vary across different genres. Previous studies have approached the Korean Wave (Hallyu) from a national perspective, emphasizing its influence and primarily discussing K‐pop and K‐drama.
Hoseok Gwak +3 more
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Fantasy/Animation: Connections Between Media, Mediums and Genres
This book examines the relationship that exists between fantasy cinema and the medium of animation. Animation has played a key role in defining our collective expectations and experiences of fantasy cinema, just as fantasy storytelling has often served ...
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Psychological wellbeing of eunuchs and other individuals with interests in genital altering procedures. [PDF]
Wibowo E, Johnson TW, Agapoff J.
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