scholarly journals Aesthetic Objects, Aesthetic Judgments and the Crafting of Organizational Style in Creative Industries

2020 ◽  
pp. 105649262091651
Author(s):  
Yoann Bazin ◽  
Maja Korica
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Understanding ◽  
Organizational Identity ◽  
Creative Industries ◽  
Jean Paul ◽  
New Concepts ◽  
Aesthetic Inquiry ◽  
Aesthetic Engagement ◽  
Physical Materials ◽  
Aesthetic Judgments

In this article, we conceptually engage with style as central to creative industries. We specifically argue that style is crafted into being via an interplay between aesthetic judgments and “aesthetic objects.” We define aesthetic objects as temporary, material settlements fueled by a continual sense of dissatisfaction, eventually resolved through relational engagements. These remain under aesthetic inquiry throughout the process of crafting, until brought to particular close. We elaborate our theorizing with a non-traditional exemplar of the Bride Dress in the preparation of a 2009 Jean-Paul Gaultier’s fashion show. Our subsequent contribution is a richer conceptual understanding of style, with a material, aesthetic engagement at its center. In addition, in foregrounding under-explored features (i.e., aesthetic judgments, crafting of physical materials), and introducing new concepts (i.e., aesthetic objects), we outline promising openings for and significant connections with scholarship on creative or fluid industries, style, and organizational identity.

Creative Modernity: The New Cultural State

2004 ◽  
Vol 112 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steve Redhead
Keyword(s):  
Culture Media ◽  
Social Engineering ◽  
Creative Industries ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Modern State ◽  
International Debate ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
New Concepts ◽  
The Social ◽  
Cultural Sphere

This essay introduces two new concepts into the international debate about the theory and practice of creative industries. These concepts are ‘creative modernity’ and the ‘new cultural state’. The new cultural state has a double meaning. It refers to the new cultural condition we find ourselves in, what we call here creative modernity, and the form in which the modern state has governed, or intervened in, culture through law and other means of governance or regulation. In this process, the modern state — as it did in the United Kingdom for a while — sometimes becomes a part of the ‘cultural’ sphere through the project of creative modernity. As we see here in a rethinking of the case of the Department of Culture, Media and Sport in the British New Labour government, an experiment which is often cited approvingly in the creative industries debates around the world, creative modernity involves the social engineering of a ‘new individualism’ where citizens are remade as creative entrepreneurs. In this essay, it is argued that to move the arguments forward, the debate about creative industries should be re-situated within the wider framework of cosmopolitan sociology's analyses of modernity, the state and culture.

Between 'creative' boost and political dysfunction: An exploration of class, culture and economic dislocation in East Berlin

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 241-264
Author(s):  
Talja Blokland ◽  
Sebastian Juhnke
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Understanding ◽  
Urban Sociology ◽  
Creative Industries ◽  
Personal Relevance ◽  
Class Culture ◽  
Urban Social Movements ◽  
Working Classes ◽  
East Berlin ◽  
A Site ◽  
The City

Abstract In cities where tourism, creative industries and new service economies are boosting, the continuing impact of de-industrialization is less prominent than in discussions of, for example, former Rustbelt cities. Yet, these cities display new forms of intra-urban inequalities that are, beyond the discussion of gentrification, not strongly visible in urban sociology discourses. While scholarly work on Berlin focuses on its gentrification and touristification, urban social movements and forms of migration, less attention is paid to the city as a site of de-industrialization, economic dislocation, class-based defamations and the resulting labelling of political dysfunctionality of certain parts of the population. Exploring the less visible yet ongoing effects of de-industrialization in the post-socialist context of a formerly divided city, this article contributes to a better conceptual understanding of the economic dislocation of the (previous) working classes of East Berlin. It is argued that effects of deindustrialization are related to the cultural and relational production of class through the organization of socialist industrial work and that these effects are ongoing, yet silenced. Lastly, the article outlines a set of hypotheses regarding the friction of a decreasing public, yet continued personal relevance of industrial and working-class heritage, socially and materially, in the city.

scholarly journals A Conceptual Understanding of Organizational Identity in the Social Media Environment

10.18060/3739 ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 518-530 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jimmy Young
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Nonprofit Organizations ◽  
Conceptual Understanding ◽  
Organizational Identity ◽  
Strategic Decision ◽  
Theoretical Understanding ◽  
Media Environment ◽  
The Social ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Use Of Social Media

Nonprofit organizations have increasingly adopted the use of social media over the last several years. This presents a myriad of challenges and opportunities in regards to organizational identity. This paper provides a conceptual understanding of identity as an entry point for nonprofit organizations to deliberate their own use of social media and the relative impact on organizational identity. A theoretical understanding of the formation of social identity situates the development of organizational identity and contextualizes the process in a manner suitable for conversation and strategic decision-making at the administrative level. A conceptual model is presented to illustrate the development and maintenance of organizational identity in the social media environment.

scholarly journals A Comparison of Pedagogical Practices and Beliefs in International and Domestic Mathematics Teaching Assistants

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-88
Author(s):  
Minsu Kim
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Understanding ◽  
Mathematics Teaching ◽  
Teaching Assistants ◽  
The Body ◽  
Pedagogical Practices ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Substantial Portion ◽  
Mathematics Courses ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
New Concepts

International and domestic mathematics teaching assistants (MTAs) are a critical part of mathematics education because they teach a substantial portion of low-level mathematics courses at research institutions. Even if there are several factors to build on MTAs’ pedagogical practices, MTAs’ beliefs significantly influence the MTAs’ practices. The purpose of this study is to explore different beliefs and pedagogical practices between international and domestic MTAs. The findings reveal that there is consistency between the MTAs’ beliefs and their pedagogical practices. In addition, the two groups adopt significantly different approaches of how to teach new concepts, definitions, and problem-solving for students’ conceptual understanding and how to interact with their students. These results contribute to the body of knowledge of MTAs and the adaptation of professional development programs of MTAs. In addition, faculty in mathematics has an opportunity to understand the differences in beliefs and pedagogical practices between IMTAs and DMTAs.

Identity as career capital: enhancing employability in the creative industries and beyond

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 186-203
Author(s):  
Jina Mao ◽  
Yan Shen
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Understanding ◽  
Conceptual Development ◽  
Social Inequalities ◽  
Creative Industries ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Theory Of Practice ◽  
Career Opportunities ◽  
Occupational Setting ◽  
Career Capital ◽  
The Face

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to broaden the conversation about the link between identity and employability by investigating how identity can function as a type of career capital. Drawing on Bourdieu’s (1990) theory of practice and Côté’s (2016) identity capital model, the authors introduce the concept of identity capitalization and elaborate on the career practices people engage in to convert identity into career capital based on studies of careers in the creative industries. Design/methodology/approach The conceptual development is based on an examination of studies of careers in the creative industries. The authors move beyond a single idiosyncratic occupational setting and offer insights about how individuals acquire, accumulate and deploy identity capital in response to varying occupational demands and institutional norms. Findings The authors identify three patterns of work – display work, authenticity work and personation work – that creative professionals use to harness identity as career capital to enhance their employability. The authors find that both the demand for authenticity and the existence of social inequalities in the creative industries present challenges for the acquisition, accumulation and deployment of identity capital. Originality/value The ability to harness one’s identity for career capital has become increasingly important for career actors in the face of a challenging labor market. This paper provides a conceptual understanding of the process of identity capitalization and presents concrete career practices in real-world settings. It also offers practical advice for individuals wishing to capitalize on their identity to maximize career opportunities.

scholarly journals Modern work and service: one possible discussion about typologies and definitions

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paulo Pereira de Almeida
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Conceptual Understanding ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Economic Systems ◽  
Sociology Of Work ◽  
Organization Of Work ◽  
New Concepts ◽  
Post Industrial ◽  
Modern Work

The apparent depletion of the explanations for the organization of work rooted in the industrial and post-industrial model is an opportunity to change paradigm and to incorporate (new) concepts in the sociological analyses of work. This article discusses the concept of service in view of several authors and presents their typologies in societies where the service and the sector economically defined as tertiary acquired paramount importance in the economic systems of production and exchange. We believe that a better conceptual understanding and exploration of these authors will be an important conceptual framework for present and future research in the field of sociology of work applied to services.

scholarly journals Identifikasi Miskonsepsi Peserta Didik Menggunakan Two-Tier Test Berbantuan Certainty Of Response Index

BIODIK ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 33-44
Author(s):  
Herfine Fristiansa Firman ◽  
Jujun Ratnasari ◽  
Sistiana Windyariani
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Understanding ◽  
Multiple Choice Questions ◽  
Response Index ◽  
New Concepts ◽  
Level 1 ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Level 2 ◽  
Descriptive Method ◽  
Material Concept

The misconception is a problem in learning and it is very necessary to solve it so that learning is better. Students who are identified with misconceptions on material concepts can make it difficult for them to believe new concepts that are true. The purpose of this study is to identify the existence of misconceptions in students in an ecosystem material concept that they have studied previously. This study uses a descriptive method with a quatitative approach. The research was conducted at Senior High School (SMA) in Sukabumi Regency. The subjects studied were 36 students of class XI MIPA 5. The instrument used was 45 multiple choice questions with the help of the Certainty of Response Index (CRI). The results showed the understanding of students in the percentage of conceptual understanding (PK), understanding the concept of being unsure (PKKY), Misconception (M), and not knowing the concept (TTK) were 20%, 6%, 32%, 42%. The highest misconception percentage at level 1 after testing was at the indicator describing the relationship between ecosystem components (60%), level 2 understanding the pattern of interactions between organisms (53%), and the lowest on indicators showing succession definition (12%). Therefore, misconceptions among students in ecosystem material need to be eliminated by choosing the right method, learning model, and approach. Abstrak. Miskonsepsi merupakan permasalahan di dalam pembelajaran dan sangat perlu dilakukan penyelesaian agar suatu pembelajaran lebih baik. Peserta didik yang teridentifikasi miskonsepsi pada suatu konsep materi dapat membuat mereka sulit dalam mempercayai konsep baru yang benar. Tujuan dari penelitian ini yaitu untuk mengidentifikasi adanya miskonsepsi pada peserta didik dalam suatu konsep materi ekosistem yang telah mereka pelajari sebelumnya. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif dengan pendekatan kuantitatif. Penelitian dilakukan di Sekolah Menengah Atas (SMA) yang berada di Kabupaten Sukabumi. Subjek yang di teliti merupakan 36 peserta didik kelas XI MIPA 5. Instrumen yang digunakan berupa 45 soal pilihan ganda beralasan berbantuan Certainty of Respon Index (CRI). Hasil penelitian menunjukan pemahaman peserta didik dalam persentase paham konsep (PK), paham konsep kurang yakin (PKKY), Miskonsepsi (M) dan Tidak tahu konsep (TTK) adalah 20%, 6%, 32%, 42%. Perolehan persentase miskonsepsi tertinggi pada level 1 setelah pengujian berada pada indikator mendeskripsikan hubungan antar komponen ekosistem (60%), level 2 memahami pola interaksi antar organisme (53%) dan terendah pada indikator menunjukan devinisi suksesi (12%). Maka dari itu miskonsepsi pada peserta didik dalam materi ekosistem perlu dihilangkan dengan memilih metode, model pembelajaran dan pendekatan yang tepat.

How much of library digital content is checked out but never used?

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 255-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela Lieu ◽  
Dangzhi Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Direct Application ◽  
Digital Content ◽  
Library Services ◽  
Due Dates ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Non Fiction ◽  
New Concepts ◽  
Physical Materials ◽  
Usage Rates

Purpose This paper aims to identify patterns, trends and potential implications related to post-checkout non-usage (material that is checked out by a user, but subsequently never opened and/or downloaded) of library digital content. Design/methodology/approach A large urban Canadian public library’s data (2013-2017) from Rakuten OverDrive was analyzed. Pending items (items that are checked out, but neither opened nor downloaded) were compared with total checkouts to determine post-checkout non-usage rates. Findings Checkouts and overall rates of post-checkout non-usage of e-books and e-audiobooks have risen significantly and consistently. Juvenile and non-fiction e-books demonstrate higher post-checkout non-usage rates than adult and fiction e-books, respectively. The library spends up to US$10,700 per year on metered access e-books that are never opened by users. This number has grown significantly over the years. Originality/value E-materials in libraries have been growing rapidly, but their current lending models are still largely a direct application of concepts in traditional library services that have developed based on physical materials, such as checkouts, due dates, renewals, holds and wait times. However, e-materials do not have the limitation of physical materials that prevents other users from accessing a checked-out item, which makes many of the traditional concepts no longer applicable. New concepts and lending models should be developed that allow users to access any library e-materials at any time, and are financially functional and sustainable for both libraries and e-content providers.

Difficulties of Grade X students in learning Trigonometry

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (01) ◽  
pp. 90-99
Author(s):  
Tara Nath Adhikari ◽  
Abatar Subedi
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Understanding ◽  
Mathematics Teachers ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Achievement Test ◽  
Low Achievers ◽  
Community Schools ◽  
Content Areas ◽  
Achievement Score ◽  
New Concepts ◽  
Initial Survey

Abstract This paper aims to explain the difficulties of grade X students in learning trigonometry that were explored from an empirical study in the year 2017 AD. The researcher used explanatory mixed research design where 155 students of grade X were selected randomly from the four schools of Kirtipur municipality to conduct initial survey to find low achievers and most difficult content areas of trigonometry by using achievement test. Then five low achievers and respective three mathematics teachers were selected and interviewed with the help of semi-structured interview guidelines to explore what difficulties had they experienced and encountered in learning trigonometry. The results revealed that mean achievement score of students in institutional schools was greater than that of students of community schools. However, there are some common areas of difficulties of students in both types of schools for learning trigonometry including the difficulties related to memorization of facts; comprehension of new concepts; transformation of verbal problems; derivation and proofs of trigonometric relations and unfamiliarity with the solving process of problems in application level. These difficulties are due to several reasons including abstract nature of contents, poor prerequisites among students, demonstration of teacher centered instruction, and focusing on rote memorization rather than conceptual understanding. Hence, it is recommended that both students and teachers need to focus on conceptual learning rather than rote memorization for meaningful understanding in trigonometry.

scholarly journals Direito autoral e economia criativa: a construção de uma economia preocupada com a criatividade | Copyrights and the creative economy: the construction of an economy preoccupied with creativity

2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcos Wachowicz ◽  
Rodrigo Otávio Cruz e Silva
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Essential Element ◽  
Creative Industries ◽  
Creative Economy ◽  
Transmission Of Knowledge ◽  
New Concepts ◽  
Technological Tools

Resumo A Economia Criativa compreende atividades resultantes da imaginação de indivíduos, com valor econômico. A sociedade informacional tem ainda a economia como fonte de grandes transformações, influência que se aplica também de forma inversa. Nesse ponto, a criatividade hoje, ligada à inovação, à tecnologia, à produção e à transmissão do conhecimento, é vista para muito além do simples pensar e do criar, é um elemento indispensável à economia e à sociedade, pois uma sociedade que anseia por informações e pelo desenvolvimento cada vez maior de novas tecnologias para servir consumidores exigentes não pode se imaginar sem criatividade. O presente artigo busca formular os fundamentos para a construção de um Marco Regulatório para a Economia Criativa no Brasil. Isto a partir do entendimento de que a Economia Criativa promove o desenvolvimento sustentável e humano, de forma inclusiva social e tecnologicamente, ou seja, não se trata uma visão de mero crescimento econômico. Isto porque os novos conceitos inerentes à Economia Criativa alcançam o uso das ferramentas tecnológicas (TICs) nas suas interfaces com a educação, a arquitetura, o design, a formação de agentes criativos, os Arranjos Produtivos Locais (APL) e os Setores Criativos (SCs).Palavras-chave direito autoral – economia criativa – desenvolvimento sustentável Abstract The Creative Economy includes activities resulting from the imagination of individuals, with economic value. Informational Society is still the economy as a source of great changes, influence which also applies in reverse. At this point, creativity today, linked to innovation, technology, production and transmission of knowledge, is seen far beyond mere thinking and creating, it is an essential element of the economy and a society that yearns for information and the increasing development of new technologies to serve demanding consumers can not be imagined without creativity. This article seeks to formulate the foundation forthe construction of a Regulatory Framework for the Creative Economy in Brazil. This is based on the understanding that the Creative Economy and Sustainable Development promotes the human, social and technologically inclusive way, i.e. it is not a simple vision of economic growth. This is because the new concepts inherent in the Creative Economy embrace the use of technological tools (ICTs) in its interface with education, architecture, design, training of creative, the Local Productive Arrangement (APL) and the creative industries (CIs). Keywords Copyright, Creative Economy, Sustainable development

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