scholarly journals Apocalyptic discourses about ecological crisis in contemporary media culture

2021 ◽  
pp. 55-85
Author(s):  
Snežana Milin-Perković
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Ecological Crisis ◽  
Media Culture ◽  
Political Interests ◽  
Trust In Institutions ◽  
Everyday Talk ◽  
Ecological Problems ◽  
Contemporary Media ◽  
And Control ◽  
Research Show

Ecology is a very common topic in contemporary media, whether it concerns global problems, like climate change and devastation of ecosystems, or it addresses local questions of air, water, or soil pollution, waste disposal, or natural resources. As an inspiration for apocalyptic discourses, the ecological catastrophe remains in media culture, dispersing through visions of a changed future worlds, a collapse of an overpopulated and resourse-drained civilisation, devastation of natural and living worlds, pollution sickness, wars, and a growing social-economic gap. Media texts that are the subject of the research show shapes of apocalyptic scenarios in the everyday talk about ecological problems, but they also present many meanings and interpretations of these issues, especially in terms of economic and political interests that induce complex discourses about sustainable growth, that is the capability of the system to avoid collapse and control the risks it is based on. The text clearly presents several ecological topics and their different interpretations that imply a crisis of trust in institutions (a trust that they are capable of resolving ecological problems), as well as the potential of apocalyptic discourses as political and ideological means in defining the crisis and keeping it within the system.

scholarly journals Symbolic Amateurs: On the Discourse of Amateurism in Contemporary Media Culture

2012 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline Hamilton
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Media Culture ◽  
Work Role ◽  
Professional Work ◽  
Network Economy ◽  
Contemporary Media ◽  
Industrial Network ◽  
Post Industrial

The amateur is the person who engages in activities that for another constitute a professional work role. Despite the global drive for professional development, amateurs are increasingly valued in the digitised economy. This leads to a series of interesting and increasingly pressing questions with regard to the nature of ‘the amateur’ in modern society and culture. Are amateurs necessarily good? Is amateurism necessarily located with amateur practitioners? Do divisions between professional producers and amateurs hold relevance to a post-industrial, network economy?

Zombie Media: Circuit Bending Media Archaeology into an Art Method

Leonardo ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 45 (5) ◽  
pp. 424-430 ◽  
Author(s):  
Garnet Hertz ◽  
Jussi Parikka
Keyword(s):  
Electronic Waste ◽  
Media Theory ◽  
Ecological Crisis ◽  
Media Culture ◽  
Artistic Practice ◽  
Planned Obsolescence ◽  
Media Archaeology ◽  
Media Objects ◽  
Do It Yourself ◽  
Media Discourses

This text is an investigation into media culture, temporalities of media objects and planned obsolescence in the midst of ecological crisis and electronic waste. The authors approach the topic under the umbrella of media archaeology and aim to extend this historiographically oriented field of media theory into a methodology for contemporary artistic practice. Hence, media archaeology becomes not only a method for excavation of repressed and forgotten media discourses, but extends itself into an artistic method close to Do-It-Yourself (DIY) culture, circuit bending, hardware hacking and other hacktivist exercises that are closely related to the political economy of information technology. The concept of dead media is discussed as “zombie media”—dead media revitalized, brought back to use, reworked.

scholarly journals Idols of Promotion: The Triumph of Self-Branding in an Age of Precarity

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brooke Erin Duffy ◽  
Jefferson Pooley
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Media Culture ◽  
Self Presentation ◽  
Precarious Employment ◽  
Talk Show ◽  
Popular Magazine ◽  
Contemporary Media

By analyzing the “mass idols” (Lowenthal, 1944) of contemporary media culture, this study contributes to our understanding of popular communication, branding, and social media self-presentation. Leo Lowenthal, in his well-known analysis of popular magazine biographies, identified a marked shift in mass-mediated exemplars of success: from self-made industrialists and politicians (idols of production) to screen stars and athletes (idols of consumption). Adapting his approach, we draw upon a qualitative analysis of magazine biographies (People and Time, n = 127) and social media bios (Instagram and Twitter, n = 200), supplemented by an inventory of television talk show guests (n = 462). Today's idols, we show, blend Lowenthal's predecessor types: they hail from the sphere of consumption, but get described –and describe themselves –in production terms. We term these new figures “idols of promotion,” and contend that their stories of self-made success –the celebrations of promotional pluck –are parables for making it in a precarious employment economy.

scholarly journals TO IMPROVE THE ANALYSIS OF THE FINANCIAL SECURITY OF THE BUSINESS IN GEORGIAN ENTERPRISES

2020 ◽  
pp. 135-147
Author(s):  
IZOLDA CHILADZE
Keyword(s):  
Financial Management ◽  
Financial Stability ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Limited Liability ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Sustainable Business ◽  
Growth Trend ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
The Stability ◽  
And Control

The purpose of this paper is to improve the analysis of the financial stability of enterprises and to identify the key factors affecting the establishment of the sustainable growth trend of enterprises (except the financial sector) in Georgia. Answering the question: what financial challenges do enterprises in Georgia face today and be designed consequently, recommendations for strengthening the financial stability of enterprises should be developed in Georgia, increasing solvency and mitigating bankruptcy risks? The necessity for the financial stability of enterprises is becoming increasingly important both for sustainable business growth and for the stability of the international financial market.The subject of the study is the financial positions and financial results of the analytical enterprises. The first and second categories of joint-stock companies of Georgia and limited liability companies were selected as the research objects. Ten enterprises in total. The research methodology includes methods of economic and statistical analysis, factor analysis, vertical, horizontal, proportional and ratio analysis.In order to improve financial management and control, the paper presents multi-factor models of several indicators created by the author. These are: the tree-factor model the coefficient of the organic structure of capital, an eight-factor model of profitability and a six-factor model of the Financial leverage. The paper conducts practical research on the example of ten Georgian companies and concludes that the main challenges in today›s Georgia are the dangers of losing financial stability and bankruptcy. The reason for such a tense financial situation is not a «Corona-19». According to the author, the main reasons for the instability of enterprises in Georgia are: The Irresponsibility of business owners and management, low management professionalism and hidden flows of cash resources.

scholarly journals “Talk to Each Other Like It’s 1995”: Mapping Nostalgia for the 1990s in Contemporary Media Culture

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 574-580 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neil Ewen
Keyword(s):  
Media Culture ◽  
Short Article ◽  
Contemporary Media

Twenty years on from Television & New Media’s first issue, we find ourselves in an era defined by fracture, anger, anxiety, and nervousness. This short article considers one notable response to this crisis: nostalgia for the 1990s manifesting across a number of cultural fields, including television, music, and celebrity.

scholarly journals Anxiety and the Ecological Crisis: An Analysis of Eco-Anxiety and Climate Anxiety

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (19) ◽  
pp. 7836 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pihkala Panu
Keyword(s):  
Social Dynamics ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Ecological Crisis ◽  
Research Interest ◽  
Public Discussion ◽  
New Information ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Contemporary Media ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Ecological Grief

Eco-anxiety and climate anxiety are widely discussed in contemporary media and are subjects of growing research interest. However, there is a lack of research about the definitions and variations of these phenomena. This article analyzes various views of eco-anxiety from a wide range of disciplines. Insights from various anxiety theories are used to discuss empirical studies about forms of eco-anxiety. The article points out that uncertainty, unpredictability, and uncontrollability seem to be important factors in eco-anxiety. Most forms of eco-anxiety appear to be non-clinical, but cases of “pathological” eco-anxiety are also discussed. Other relevant terms and phenomena are scrutinized, such as ecological grief, solastalgia, and ecological trauma. The relationship between studies on eco-anxiety and research about ecological emotions and affect is probed. Eco-anxiety is found to be closely connected to fear and worry, but several disciplines include discussion of its character as existential anxiety. Psychosocial and sociological perspectives point out that social dynamics shape forms of eco-anxiety in profound ways. While paralyzing forms of eco-anxiety emerge as a problem, it is noted that eco-anxiety manifests itself also as “practical anxiety”, which leads to gathering of new information and reassessment of behavior options. This variety of forms of eco-anxiety should be taken into account in healthcare and public discussion.

The Televisualization of Ritual

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monika Kopytowska
Keyword(s):  
Sacred Space ◽  
Media Culture ◽  
Religious Institutions ◽  
Underlying Assumption ◽  
Time Space ◽  
Cognitive Operations ◽  
Collective Experience ◽  
Contemporary Media ◽  
Spiritual Reality

This chapter demonstrates how contemporary ‘media culture’ has altered the way we experience and communicate religion and explains the role which language and other semiotic resources play in mediating religious experience and transforming the notion of sacred space, sacred time and a sense of communion based on collective emotion. The underlying assumption is that media together with religious institutions proximize the spiritual reality to believers and create a community of the faithful by reducing various dimensions of distance and providing the audience with a sense of participation and interaction. The chapter focuses on mediated rituals and demonstrates how both TV and radio, with their semiotic properties enabling liveness and immediacy, blur time-space boundaries, change the nature of individual and collective experience, and enhance the emotional and axiological potential of religious messages. It discusses the role of metaphor and metonymy as well as other cognitive operations within discourse space (involving both verbal and visual strategies) in these processes.

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