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Transforming Audiences 2
I took some time out from writing last week to run a research workshop with the Brighton team at iCrossing UK and then attended and presented at Transforming Audiences 2. It is great to see the commercial world taking their … Continue reading
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Tagged Bourdieu, discourse, Foucault, research, social media, Transforming Audiences 2
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Viva The Information Superhighway
In between juggling getting back into thesis mode, teaching, supervising undergrad dissertations and general research-arama, I’m slowly, slowly trying to spruce up thinking is the new black. Therefore I’ve been having a poke around the blogosphere over the last … Continue reading
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Tagged discourse, echo chambers, Habermas, Information Superhighway, Web 2.0
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Stand by your method
I’m not a linguist. Phew. I had a minor set-to last week with the discourse analysis section of my consumer interviews, which has knock affects on the overall final structure of the thesis. Being so near the to the end, … Continue reading
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Tagged analysis, discourse, Foucault, method, Stuart Hall, Tammy Wynette
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consumers as producers.
Remember a while ago I mentioned a blog post and a comment about “I don’t want to have a conversation with my toothpaste”? Well I’m preparing to give a lecture on branding and web 2.0 to a group of university … Continue reading