Moving beyond a more traditional view of language as a discrete sociocultural and cognitive entity that distorts our understanding of surrounding ecologies, this book argues that the starting point for ecolinguistics is an appreciation of language as not just about nature, but of nature.Exploring this conceptual change in the field, the book presents a process view in which language is substituted by languaging, emphasising the bioecologies that we cohabit with num...

Experience the world beyond the gaze of the story's usual narrator, Ichikawa Kyotaro--a dour teen hopelessly smitten with Yamada Anna, the prettiest girl in class. For the first time, fans can see events through the eyes of beloved side characters like the mischievous Moeko, a flustered Kanzaki, and even Yamada's mother. Plus, an exclusive story about the early days of Ichikawa and Yamada's relationship over summer break from a completely new perspective. These sweet, bite-sized stories ar...

The present book is no ordinary anthology, but rather a workroom in which anthropologists and philosophers initiate a dialogue on trust and hope, two important topics for both fields of study. The book combines work between scholars from different universities in the U.S. and Denmark. Thus, besides bringing the two disciplines in dialogue, it also cuts across differences in national contexts and academic style. The interdisciplinary efforts of the contributors demonstrate how such a collab...

Mediehistoria är idag ett snabbt växande fält som vidgats till att omfatta långt mycket mer än studier av medieteknologier eller institutioner som press, radio, film och TV. I denna antologi breddar författarna ramen och analyserar allt från vardagsnära trycksaker till transnationella politiska fenomen, med andra ord sådana motiv som länge uteslutits ur mediernas historiografi.I åtta kapitel visar författarna på styrkorna med att använda ett brett mediebegrepp. Bokens första del be...

This edited collection offers interdisciplinary perspectives on some of the key health challenges faced by individuals, communities, and governments during the COVID-19 pandemic. Taking the Danish context as a starting point, it extrapolates to discuss the international relevance of a range of issues.The book contains 4 parts:Part 1 looks at the societal reactions to COVID-19, discussing issues around health communication, legitimacy, ethics, and bio-politics

The Iron Curtain was not an impenetrable divide, and contacts between East and West took place regularly and on various levels throughout the Cold War. This book explores how the European tourist industry transcended the ideological fault lines and the communist states attracted an ever-increasing number of Western tourists. Based on extensive original research, it examines the ramifications of tourism, from sun-and-sea package tours to human rights travels, in key Eastern European locatio...

Beard or no beard? This may seem like a trivial question but it reveals fundamental insight into the masculine mind. Beards have been worn by men since the first civilisations, and with the passing of time have become distinctive male traits that look good, add gravitas and denote a certain class.Today, the beard is an indisputable fashion accessory, essential for all well-dressed, stylish men. Being bearded is more than just having facial hair: it's an attitude, a lifestyle choice...

Building on Timothy Mitchell's seminal 1991 exploration of the "Limits of the State," this book brings together contributions on the state in the Arab world from the past and present in an edited volume.Altered States views the state less as a matter of people and institutions and more as sets of practices, regimes of truth, and capabilities of power, and the effects they have on those under their control. Through analysing case studies - including Tunisia, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, P...

This text is about spreading of information and influence in complex networks. Although previously considered similar and modeled in parallel approaches, there is now experimental evidence that epidemic and social spreading work in subtly different ways. While previously explored through modeling, there is currently an explosion of work on revealing the mechanisms underlying complex contagion based on big data and data-driven approaches.This volume consists of four parts. Part 1 is...

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 9th Scandinavian Conference on Information Systems, SCIS 2018, held in Odder, Denmark in August 2018.The 5 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 18 submissions. They focus on digital adaptation, disruption, and survival as overall themes, and deal with issues related to challenges, obstacles, and unintended consequences that require an understanding of the role of digital technologies in organizat...

Beatrice Harrison er freelance journalist, smuk og ugift og bliver begæret af Francis Howard og elsket af Tom Brown. For at beskytte Beatrice mod Howard, som er en både farlig og charmerende mand, får Tom hende overflyttet til Paris, hvor hun skal lave en artikelserie om byen.Under opholdet begynder der at ske både besynderlige og dramatiske ting, og et sted i baggrunden er den mystiske inder Ghata Sasin, som bliver ved med at dukke op i samtaler, drømme og åndesyn.En histo...

**“Reeling from a breakup, a young Danish woman recovers her sense of self through conversations with parents, friends, and strangers. A sweet and quirky debut about heartbreak, memory, and the endless potential of language.” *―***Kirkus ReviewsThe narrator’s long-term girlfriend has just broken things off, forcing her to move back in with her father, a Pink Floyd–loving priest. While she desperately tries to convince her girlfriend to reconsider, the rest...