The notion of human dignity is frequently, yet enigmatically, invoked in legal and political debates on sex work, where many people use it without much elaboration on exactly what they mean by it. Sex Work and Human Dignity: Law, Politics and Discourse sheds light on this enigma, by exploring how dignity-based discourses are used by those who write and talk about prostitution and also what role these discourses may play in shaping wider cultural understandings of sex work and sex ...

This book takes readers behind the screen to uncover how digital technologies have affected the UK sex industry. The authors use extensive new datasets to explore the working practices, safety and regulation of the sex industry, for female, male and trans sex workers primarily working in the UK. Insights are given as to how sex workers use the internet in their everyday working lives, appropriating social media, private online spaces and marketing strategies to manage their profiles, busin...

The Josefina Catherine Cunningham Memorial tells the story of Josefina Catherine, a three-year-old African American girl whose murder shook the city of Rensselaer, New York. Found on 1552 Broadway on July 7, 2023, her case marked a rare and devastating event for a community that had not seen such a crime in two decades. This book provides a detailed historical account of the case, capturing its profound effect on the city.

Im Chinesischen bezeichnet der Begriff Wanghong Creator und Social-Media-Unternehmer, die auch als KOLs (Key Opinion Leaders) und Zhubo (Showroom-Hosts) bekannt sind, ebenso Influencer und Mikro-Prominente. Zugleich steht Wanghong für eine entstehende Medienökologie, in der diese Akteure Online-Communities mit kulturellem und kommerziellem Wert aufbauen, indem sie chinesische Social-Media-Plattformen wie Weibo, WeChat, Douyu, Huya, Bilibili, Douyin und Kuaishuo nutzen.Das Buch, ger...

This core textbook examines the economic paradigms at work in media industries and markets, enabling analysis of the media system as a whole. In addition to succinct accounts of neo-classical and critical political economics, this insightful text offers fresh perspectives for understanding media drawn from two 'heterodox' approaches: institutional economics and evolutionary economics. Applying these paradigms to vital topics and case studies, Stuart Cunningham, Terry Flew and Adam Swift st...

In poco più di dieci anni, numerose piattaforme di social media sempre in competizione tra loro, come YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram e Snapchat, hanno creato dal nulla una nuova industria creativa. Il Social Media Entertainment si pone all'incrocio tra l'intrattenimento e l'interattività, tra il contenuto e la pubblicità. I creator hanno sfruttato queste piattaforme per generare tipologie inedite di testi, diversi dal modello – durato secoli – delle proprietà intellettuali e del...

Explores new perspectives on social media entertainmentThere is a new class of cultural producers—YouTube vloggers, Twitch gameplayers, Instagram influencers, TikTokers, Chinese wanghong, and others—who are part of a rapidly emerging and highly disruptive industry of monetized “user-generated” content. As this new wave of native social media entrepreneurs emerge, so do new formations of culture and the ways they are studied.In this volume, contributors draw...

The third edition of the original full-length handbook which caters to the specific needs of work-based learners. Compiled by work-based learning experts, this hands-on guide helps new learners to successfully navigate academia and get the most out of their university experience. Chapters show students how to make the most of learning opportunities at university and at work, and how to move from individual to organisational learning. Real-life case studies, useful tips and reflective activ...

Winner, 2020 Outstanding Book Award, given by the International Communication AssociationHonorable Mention, 2020 Nancy Baym Book Award, given by the Association of Internet ResearchersHow the transformation of social media platforms and user-experience have redefined the entertainment industryIn a little over a decade, competing social media platforms, including YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagra...

This guide to the emerging language of creative industries field is a valuable resource for researchers and students alike. Concise, extensively referenced, and accessible, this this is an exceptionally useful reference work.- Gauti Sigthorsson***, Greenwich University***"There could be no better guides to the conceptual map of the creative industries than John Hartley and his colleagues, pioneers in the field. This book is a clear, comprehensive an...

Drawing on comparisons with historical shake-ups in the film industry, Screen Distribution Post-Hollywood offers a timely account of the changes brought about in global online distribution of film and television by major new players such as Google/YouTube, Apple, Amazon, Yahoo!, Facebook, Netflix and Hulu.

The book provides a comprehensive overview of current knowledge about "wattles", a large clade of over 1000 species of trees and shrubs in the genus Acacia, most of which are native to Australia. It examines the biology, ecology, evolution, and biogeography of wattles in their native ranges, including the evolutionary forces that have driven past speciation and adaptation to diverse environments, the conservation status, uses and human perceptions of these species. It considers the differe...