scholarly journals Shame transfigured: Slut-shaming from Rome to cyberspace

First Monday ◽  
2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lewis Mark Webb
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Female Sexuality ◽  
Social Benefits ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Contrasting Cases ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Exposure ◽  
Cultural Suppression ◽  
Over Time

Slut-shaming, the public exposure and shaming of individuals for their (perceived or actual) sexual behavior, is rife on the Internet; it primarily affects women, and it too often has tragic outcomes. Slut-shaming is not new, but a form of cultural suppression of female sexuality that has been practiced since antiquity. In this paper, I historicize this phenomenon, by comparing and contrasting cases of slut-shaming from the Roman Republic with recent cases on the Internet, and I maintain that the focus of this slut-shaming, namely sexual virtue, has remained the same over time, but that the unregulated nature of the Internet has increased its scope and impact. A central contention of this paper is that women have been complicit in this slut-shaming; they have shamed other women for their sexual behavior, and have done so because it conferred social benefits on them. We will see that men and women have used the Internet to perpetuate and maintain the cultural suppression of female sexuality, and expose women to increased scrutiny over their sexual behavior.

The Internet Trap

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Hindman
Keyword(s):  
The Internet ◽  
Net Neutrality ◽  
The Public ◽  
Attention Economy ◽  
Digital News ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Over Time

The Internet was supposed to fragment audiences and make media monopolies impossible. Instead, behemoths like Google and Facebook now dominate the time we spend online—and grab all the profits from the attention economy. This book explains how this happened. It sheds light on the stunning rise of the digital giants and the online struggles of nearly everyone else—and reveals what small players can do to survive in a game that is rigged against them. The book shows how seemingly tiny advantages in attracting users can snowball over time. The Internet has not reduced the cost of reaching audiences—it has merely shifted who pays and how. Challenging some of the most enduring myths of digital life, the book explains why the Internet is not the postindustrial technology that has been sold to the public, how it has become mathematically impossible for grad students in a garage to beat Google, and why net neutrality alone is no guarantee of an open Internet. It also explains why the challenges for local digital news outlets and other small players are worse than they appear and demonstrates what it really takes to grow a digital audience and stay alive in today's online economy. The book shows why, even on the Internet, there is still no such thing as a free audience.

Social Media Use in the Public Sector

2015 ◽  
pp. 63-85
Author(s):  
Anteneh Ayanso ◽  
Darryl Moyers
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Service Provision ◽  
Media Use ◽  
The Internet ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Service Agencies ◽  
Service Agencies ◽  
Over Time

With advances in the Internet and its associated technologies, more and more governments and their public service agencies are embracing social media as a key channel of communication and service provision. These easy-to-use applications encourage the public to actively participate and share constructive ideas in various government initiatives. At the same time, social media helps governments to actively engage with the public and monitor their existing services for continuous improvements. In this chapter, the authors explore the application of social media in the public sector and review how it has evolved over time and what lies ahead for the future. To this end, the authors explore existing and emerging platforms and tools that can be used in various public sector settings. The chapter also reviews social media best practices and initiatives in similar settings. Finally, it examines the critical challenges the public sector faces in integrating social media in its processes and services.

Change in the library: the viewpoint of a columnist

2018 ◽  
Vol 119 (11) ◽  
pp. 613-617
Author(s):  
Bruce Massis
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Communication Skill ◽  
Personal Communication ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The Public ◽  
Human Touch ◽  
Customer Services ◽  
Over Time

Purpose The purpose of this study is to reflect on the author’s decade as a columnist for New Library World and Information and Learning Science. Design/methodology/approach This paper provides literature review and commentary on this topic that has been addressed by professionals, researchers and practitioners. Findings When a patron approaches a librarian with a question, and the resources are discovered that can aid and support that patron in finding a solution to his or her dilemma, the stock of the librarian rises, reminding the public that with all the changes around the profession since the advent of the internet, the human touch, that face-to-face interaction and personal communication skill, still remains a significant instrument in the librarian’s customer services toolkit. Originality/value The value in exploring this topic is for others to acknowledge that which has been gained over time by an experienced library colleague.

scholarly journals After the post-public sphere

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 1545-1563
Author(s):  
Philip Schlesinger
Keyword(s):  
Public Sphere ◽  
Political Communication ◽  
Present Condition ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Political Systems ◽  
The Public ◽  
Internet Age ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
Transitional Phase ◽  
Over Time

The idea of a public sphere has long been central to discussion of political communication. Its present condition is the topic of this essay. Debate about the public sphere has been shaped by the boundary-policing of competing political systems and ideologies. Current discussion reflects the accelerating transition from the mass media era to the ramifying entrenchment of the Internet age. It has also been influenced by the vogue for analysing populism. The present transitional phase, whose outcome remains unclear, is best described as an unstable ‘post-public sphere’. This instability is not unusual as, over time, conceptions of the public sphere’s underpinnings and scope have continually shifted. Latterly, states’ responses to the development of the Internet have given rise to a new shift of focus, a ‘regulatory turn’. This is likely to influence the future shape of the public sphere.

Presidential Address

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin Coe
Keyword(s):  
Visual Information ◽  
Presidential Address ◽  
Presidential Rhetoric ◽  
The Internet ◽  
The Public ◽  
Modern Presidency ◽  
Presidential Communication ◽  
Rhetorical Presidency ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Over Time

Addressing the public is one of the central functions of the modern presidency. Accordingly, scholars have devoted considerable attention to studying not only formal oratory, but also all manner of presidential communication aimed at the public. This chapter surveys this research, focusing on how (the content of the message), why (the production of the message), and with what effect (the consequences of the message) presidents address the public. Among the topics the chapter addresses are the following: the rhetorical presidency and its distinction from presidential rhetoric; the importance of genres in determining the nature of presidential address; the key changes that have taken place in presidential address over time; and the different ways of understanding the impact of presidential address. The chapter concludes by stressing the need for research in this area to better account for visual information and the rise of the Internet and to more thoroughly engage with theory.

scholarly journals Eligibility of Working Married Lebanese Women for Social Benefits

1970 ◽  
pp. 48-53
Author(s):  
Arlete Juraysati
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Social Benefits ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Right

Article 7 of the Lebanese Constitution, which was drafted in 1926, calls for equality between men and women in rights and duties without any discrimination. Article 12also asserts the right of every Lebanese person, man or woman, to employment in the public sector.

Social Media Use in the Public Sector

2020 ◽  
pp. 792-814
Author(s):  
Anteneh Ayanso ◽  
Darryl Moyers
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Service Provision ◽  
Media Use ◽  
The Internet ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Service Agencies ◽  
Service Agencies ◽  
Over Time

With advances in the Internet and its associated technologies, more and more governments and their public service agencies are embracing social media as a key channel of communication and service provision. These easy-to-use applications encourage the public to actively participate and share constructive ideas in various government initiatives. At the same time, social media helps governments to actively engage with the public and monitor their existing services for continuous improvements. In this chapter, the authors explore the application of social media in the public sector and review how it has evolved over time and what lies ahead for the future. To this end, the authors explore existing and emerging platforms and tools that can be used in various public sector settings. The chapter also reviews social media best practices and initiatives in similar settings. Finally, it examines the critical challenges the public sector faces in integrating social media in its processes and services.

Heritage

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Omar Shaikh ◽  
Stefano Bonino
Keyword(s):  
Facial Expressions ◽  
South Asian ◽  
Online Video ◽  
The South ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
The Public ◽  
Video Footage ◽  
Community Heritage ◽  
Personal Accounts ◽  
The Way

The Colourful Heritage Project (CHP) is the first community heritage focused charitable initiative in Scotland aiming to preserve and to celebrate the contributions of early South Asian and Muslim migrants to Scotland. It has successfully collated a considerable number of oral stories to create an online video archive, providing first-hand accounts of the personal journeys and emotions of the arrival of the earliest generation of these migrants in Scotland and highlighting the inspiring lessons that can be learnt from them. The CHP’s aims are first to capture these stories, second to celebrate the community’s achievements, and third to inspire present and future South Asian, Muslim and Scottish generations. It is a community-led charitable project that has been actively documenting a collection of inspirational stories and personal accounts, uniquely told by the protagonists themselves, describing at first hand their stories and adventures. These range all the way from the time of partition itself to resettling in Pakistan, and then to their final accounts of arriving in Scotland. The video footage enables the public to see their facial expressions, feel their emotions and hear their voices, creating poignant memories of these great men and women, and helping to gain a better understanding of the South Asian and Muslim community’s earliest days in Scotland.

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