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Evaluating Metaphor Reification in Tangible Interfaces [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
International audienceMetaphors are a powerful conceptual device to reason about human actions. As such, they have been heavily used in designing and describing human computer interaction. Since they can address scripted text, verbal expression, imaging,
Dubois, Emmanuel, Celentano, Augusto
core   +1 more source

Responsible Algorithmization in the Public Sector: A “Natural Perspective” Based on Ethnographic Research in Regulation, Policing, and Healthcare

open access: yesPublic Administration, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Responsible algorithmization refers to the use of algorithms in the public sector while safeguarding public values. Approaches to responsible algorithmization suggested by the EU, OECD, and others depart from a rational perspective and highlight formal structures and procedures.
Albert Meijer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sensing Frames: A Contribution to Sensory Pluralism

open access: yesSociological Forum, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Are expressions like “sense of responsibility,” “sense of community,” and “business acumen” merely metaphors, or do they refer to deeper, socially embedded forms of perception? This article introduces the concept of “sensing frames”: the socially learned, culturally shaped, and pragmatically enacted modalities through which people perceive and
Giampietro Gobo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The metaphor of the small hero in Japanese cultural tradition

open access: yesCogent Arts & Humanities
Various studies have explored the conceptual metaphor of size, such as ‘big is important’. However, the metaphor ‘small is important’ is often highlighted for its significant prevalence in Japanese cultural tradition.
Hayato Saito
doaj   +1 more source

Embodied ethnographies: Entanglements in the Anthropocene

open access: yesThe Australian Journal of Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract ‘Entanglements in the Anthropocene’ is an embodied exploration of the intersections of place, dance and lens‐based practices (photography and video). Lens‐based works discussed here result from collaborative research projects and grow from a shared curiosity about aesthetics in the Anthropocene and how to express entangled relationships with ...
Karen N. Barbour, Rodrigo Hill
wiley   +1 more source

Recontextualizing social practices and globalization: Multimodal metaphor and fictional storytelling in printed and internet ads

open access: yesRevista Brasileira de Linguística Aplicada
This article presents a study of ongoing global and local changing practices by exploring the interaction between multimodal metaphor and narrative in advertising discourse. Thus, we make use of Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT) and Conceptual Integration
Laura Hidalgo Downing   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

We move: a journey metaphor in selected Ghanaian political cartoons

open access: yesLanguage and Semiotic Studies
The research examines how Ghanaian political cartoonists employ journey imagery to explicate economic, socio-political, and topical/trendy issues. The effective communication of social issues requires the utilisation of compelling devices, such as ...
Boakye-Yiadom George
doaj   +1 more source

An Expanded Model for Perceptual Norming: Insights From Japanese Ideophones

open access: yesTopics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Iconicity is inherently grounded in sensory experience, yet few studies investigate how sensory information is packaged in iconic words. We present perceptual strength ratings for Japanese ideophones, to ask how sensory information is encoded in this word class.
Bonnie McLean   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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