This volume advocates a shift from the social constructivism found in the work of Thomas Luckmann and Peter Berger, to a communicative constructivism that acknowledges communication as an embodied form of action in its own right, according to which social actors, in engaging in communicative action, construct a material social reality that guides, delimits, and enables actions. A study of the importance of understanding the role of communication in an age in which digitization and mediatiz...

PowerPoint has become an integral part of academic and professional life across the globe. In this book, Hubert Knoblauch offers the first complete analysis of the PowerPoint presentation as a form of communication. Knoblauch charts the diffusion of PowerPoint and explores its significance as a ubiquitous and influential element of contemporary communication culture. His analysis considers the social and intellectual implications of the genre, focusing on the dynamic relationships between ...

This book provides an overview of the current state of video analysis, including the most recent developments in this rapidly growing field. It covers various methodological approaches. The authors address practical and technical questions and potential problems arising during the research process. The book also offers a perspective on the theoretical embedding of videography in the interpretive approaches to social research. It comes equipped with detailed, user-friendly aids, including s...

Tödlicher Knoblauch - 28 skurrile Kürzestgeschichten von: Sabine Frambach, Esther Geißlinger, Frank G. Gerigk, Hubert Hug, Volker Ladenthin, Thomas Le Blanc, Jacqueline Montemurri, Monika Niehaus, Ellen Norton, Bianca M. Riescher, Alexander Röder, Andrea Schneider, Friedhelm Schneidewind, Ansgar Schwarzkopf, Robert Schweizer, Kim Skott, Anja Stürzer, Marion Uhlmann, Martin Wambsganß, Peter Wayand und Simone Weber gelesen von: Jan Abraham, Dorothea Anzinger, Reimund Becker, Mario Fernando B...

It is the premise of this volume that the rising importance of creativity in modern culture is related to dramatic changes in communication. In the last decades we have witnessed a revolutionary change in the ways we interact with one another. This transformation of the structure of communication is one of the most decisive aspects of the creativity of culture. The full aim of this volume therefore is to explore the resulting transformation in the relations of culture, creativity, and comm...

Der Band versammelt eine Reihe von soziologischen, linguistischen und kommunikationswissenschaftlichen Beiträgen, die kommunikative Gattungen und Events in der Gegenwartsgesellschaft untersuchen. Mit diesen Beiträgen verfolgt der Band mehrere Ziele*. Zum einen* zeigt er, wie ertragreich noch immer die vor über 30 Jahren entwickelte Analyse kommunikativer Gattungen ist. Wie eine Reihe von Arbeiten zeigen, lässt sie sich, zweitens, auch auf die mediatisierten Formen der Kommunikatio...

This volume explores the refiguration of space as a theoretical framework, presenting empirical studies on spatial conflicts and emerging conflictual spaces across different regions and scales. It contains contributions which follow varied theoretical threads and represent different geospatial standpoints, but which relate to the thesis of the refiguration of space as a new phase after globalization.By adopting a spatial lens, the book offers insights into the dynamics of social or...

Social constructivism is one of the most prominent theoretical approaches in the social sciences. This volume celebrates the 50th anniversary of its first formulation in Peter Berger and Luckmann’s classic foundational text, The Social Construction of Reality. Addressing the work’s contribution to establishing social constructivism as a paradigm and discussing its potential for current questions in social theory, the contributing authors indicate the various cultural understanding...

Mit dem Begriff der Wissensgesellschaft betonen Zeitdiagnosen den wachsenden Stellenwert von (wissenschaftlichem) Wissen für alle gesellschaftlichen Handlungsfelder. Eine noch wenig erforschte Konsequenz dieser Entwicklung ist das Erfordernis, Wissen zu kommunizieren und für andere Handlungsfelder zu übersetzen. Der Band untersucht die Frage, wie verschiedene Akteure der Wissensgesellschaft diese Kommunikationserfordernisse bewältigen und gestalten. Im ersten Teil finden sich Beiträge, die...

This book presents a new range of theoretical and empirical studies dedicated to Communicative Constructivism, a new approach in social theory developed from within the Sociology of Knowledge. Based on Social Constructivism and emerging from German-speaking social sciences, Communicative Constructivism integrates interpretive perspectives, poststructuralist theories, new materialism, actor network theories, and Science and Technology studies in a way which provides a systematic yet open th...

Die Welt wartet nicht dort draußen darauf, entdeckt zu werden, sondern wir schaffen sie Tag für Tag neu - und zwar vor allem mittels kommunikativen Handelns. Deshalb ändert sich die Wirklichkeit tagtäglich und mit ihr auch die soziale Ordnung und die Normen und Werte, die unserem Handeln Bedeutung verleihen. Das ist die Grundposition des hier vorgestellten Kommunikativen Konstruktivismus.Die versammelten Beiträge versuchen zum einen, den Ansatz des kommunikativen Konstruktivismus t...

The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com , has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 licenseThrough a variety of empirical studies, this volume offers fresh insights into the manner in which different forms of communicative action transform urban space. With attention to the methodological questions that arise from the attempt to study such changes empirically, it offers new theoretical foundations...