Metaphors of motion and philosophies of process: A practitioner’s perspective in contemporary motion design

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-61
Author(s):  
Laura Yilmaz
Keyword(s):  
Broad Spectrum ◽  
Cultural Awareness ◽  
Recent Experience ◽  
Motion Graphics ◽  
Feature Film ◽  
Modern Media ◽  
Motion Sequence ◽  
Experimental Animation ◽  
Scholarly Attention ◽  
Motion Design

Contemporary motion design has become ubiquitous across all platforms of the modern media landscape, and yet even the term itself enjoys little cultural awareness and has attracted notably less scholarly attention. Like the motion graphics tradition out of which it evolved, it is an inherently hybrid practice that draws upon the histories and techniques of a broad spectrum of time-based media and, in spite of its unreservedly commercial aims, is both deeply rooted in and a concentrated distillation of experimental animation practices in particular. Drawing upon my own recent experience designing a motion sequence for a documentary feature film, this article explores the unique aesthetic qualities and metaphors of motion that characterize motion design, and ultimately seeks to define it as a distinct discipline in its own right.

scholarly journals OPPRESSIVE EXPERIENCES AMONG DEAF DIVERSE SENIOR CITIZENS

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S248-S248
Author(s):  
Audrey K Frank
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Cultural Awareness ◽  
Senior Citizens ◽  
Recent Experience ◽  
Deaf People ◽  
Cultural Conflicts ◽  
General Terms

Abstract None of the limited literature on deaf seniors focuses on their experiences of oppression. There is an article that demonstrates that not many mental health professionals have the skills to work with deaf seniors. Obstacles have been noted in the literature among deaf people in general terms of being oppressed with employment, doctors, education, family discrimination, stereotyping, stigmas and cultural conflicts because they are deaf. The obstacles facing deaf seniors had not been specifically explored before this research. The shift attention to deaf seniors is needed in order to make their experiences known and at the same time their lives, values, and strengths need to be understood and recognized. Ninety-one deaf seniors from five states aged between 50 years and 93 years were interviewed to describe their recent experience on oppression. They shared their common experiences on oppression such as lack of communication with their doctors, hearing co-workers, and family members, struggling to get promoted at work, and being left out in the neighborhood. According to the deaf seniors, the community did not acknowledge or accommodate the special needs they had as deaf seniors. Their detailed descriptions provide consistent evidence that supports the importance of cultural awareness for medical and mental health professionals. The professionals are to enhance better understanding of experiences among deaf seniors. This lack of awareness highlights the need for research about deaf seniors’ experiences of oppression and for research on what professionals should know about the special needs of this population.

Introduction

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Frederic Wehrey ◽  
Anouar Boukhars
Keyword(s):  
Broad Spectrum ◽  
Muslim Brotherhood ◽  
Al Qaeda ◽  
Islamic State ◽  
Political Space ◽  
Arab Uprisings ◽  
The Muslim Brotherhood ◽  
Dramatic Shift ◽  
Scholarly Attention ◽  
Varying Population

The countries of the Maghreb—Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya—have witnessed a broad spectrum of transformations and challenges since the Arab uprisings of 2011. Among these has been a dramatic shift in state-society relations; economic challenges; fragmentation, mobilization, and contestation from varying population segments; and an opening of social and political space to Islamists. While much scholarly attention has been focused on Islamists linked to the Muslim Brotherhood and to jihadists like al-Qaeda and the Islamic State, the broader movement of the literalist and austere variant of Islam known as Salafism remains understudied. This volume aims to correct this gap by situating Salafism, in all of its expressions, within the national contexts of the Maghreb.

Cultural Awareness of Students in Communication Sciences and Disorders: A Mixed-Methods Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 1231-1242
Author(s):  
Celeste Domsch ◽  
Lori Stiritz ◽  
Jay Huff
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Study Abroad ◽  
Cultural Awareness ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
The United States ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Global Awareness ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Term Study ◽  
Short Term Study

Purpose This study used a mixed-methods design to assess changes in students' cultural awareness during and following a short-term study abroad. Method Thirty-six undergraduate and graduate students participated in a 2-week study abroad to England during the summers of 2016 and 2017. Quantitative data were collected using standardized self-report measures administered prior to departure and after returning to the United States and were analyzed using paired-samples t tests. Qualitative data were collected in the form of daily journal reflections during the trip and interviews after returning to the United States and analyzed using phenomenological methods. Results No statistically significant changes were evident on any standardized self-report measures once corrections for multiple t tests were applied. In addition, a ceiling effect was found on one measure. On the qualitative measures, themes from student transcripts included increased global awareness and a sense of personal growth. Conclusions Measuring cultural awareness poses many challenges. One is that social desirability bias may influence responses. A second is that current measures of cultural competence may exhibit ceiling or floor effects. Analysis of qualitative data may be more useful in examining effects of participation in a short-term study abroad, which appears to result in decreased ethnocentrism and increased global awareness in communication sciences and disorders students. Future work may wish to consider the long-term effects of participation in a study abroad for emerging professionals in the field.

A Strengths-Based Approach to Autism: Neurodiversity and Partnering With the Autism Community

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy L. Donaldson ◽  
Karen Krejcha ◽  
Andy McMillin
Keyword(s):  
Broad Spectrum ◽  
First Language ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Community Identity ◽  
Speech Language Pathologists

The autism community represents a broad spectrum of individuals, including those experiencing autism, their parents and/or caregivers, friends and family members, professionals serving these individuals, and other allies and advocates. Beliefs, experiences, and values across the community can be quite varied. As such, it is important for the professionals serving the autism community to be well-informed about current discussions occurring within the community related to neurodiversity, a strengths-based approach to partnering with autism community, identity-first language, and concepts such as presumed competence. Given the frequency with which speech-language pathologists (SLPs) serve the autism community, the aim of this article is to introduce and briefly discuss these topics.

Oral retinoids. Broad-spectrum dermatologic therapy for the 1980s

1981 ◽  
Vol 117 (7) ◽  
pp. 418-421 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. J. Voorhees
Keyword(s):  
Broad Spectrum
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