Dang Nguyen – författare

The computational turn in the social sciences and humanities has generated much excitement about the potential to refresh our approaches to the study of the techno-social. From natively digital to digitised data, researchers of digital diasporas increasingly find themselves working with a range of disparate digital objects. These digital objects can include anything from hyperlink to timestamps, from platform behavioural metrics such as react, share, or retweet to different media formats such as text, image, pre-recorded or livestreamed videos. Taking these disparate objects into account, this book introduces digital methods as research strategies not only for dealing with the ephemeral and unstable nature of tracing the diaspora with digital data, but also for reconceptualizing digital diasporas as assemblages and networks of more-than-human actors. The book also introduces a range of theoretical perspectives and methodological techniques to studying digital diasporas as contingent and processual hybrid collectives of heterogeneous material, cultural, and practice-based assemblages.This book will be essential reading for students and scholars interested in the digital space and transnational communities.

The computational turn in the social sciences and humanities has generated much excitement about the potential to refresh our approaches to the study of the techno-social. From natively digital to digitised data, researchers of digital diasporas increasingly find themselves working with a range of disparate digital objects. These digital objects can include anything from hyperlink to timestamps, from platform behavioural metrics such as react, share, or retweet to different media formats such as text, image, pre-recorded or livestreamed videos. Taking these disparate objects into account, this book introduces digital methods as research strategies not only for dealing with the ephemeral and unstable nature of tracing the diaspora with digital data, but also for reconceptualizing digital diasporas as assemblages and networks of more-than-human actors. The book also introduces a range of theoretical perspectives and methodological techniques to studying digital diasporas as contingent and processual hybrid collectives of heterogeneous material, cultural, and practice-based assemblages.This book will be essential reading for students and scholars interested in the digital space and transnational communities.

The role of the insular cortex in epilepsy has been largely neglected until very recently. With growing interest in insular epilepsies, this book provides unique, in-depth coverage of the condition from childhood to adulthood. Detailed description of the anatomy, vascularization, connectivity, and functions of the insula along with complete description of the semiology, neurophysiology, and neuroimaging of insular epilepsy helps clinicians better recognize the condition. Up-to-date treatment avenues are explored, guiding the management of patients, including drug-resistant cases suitable for neurosurgery. Authors come from a range of backgrounds, providing a multidisciplinary perspective essential to all health professionals involved in epilepsy diagnosis and treatment. A scratch-off code in the inside cover allow users access to an online equivalent of the book, featuring videos illustrating the semiology of the various forms of insular seizures. This authoritative overview provides clinicians with the necessary information to treat this under-recognized condition.

Search engines, paywalls, bots, targeted ads: we already share our media worlds with machines — and with the rise of generative AI, new ones are coming.Automating Media is an accessible, incisive guide to the new wave of automation transforming contemporary culture and communication. Drawing on extensive research, the book sheds new light on the key technologies, infrastructures, industry convulsions and cultural innovations driving media automation. The authors pinpoint where automation is happening, introduce the organisations making it happen, and critically assess debates over its consequences. They outline the implications of automation for knowledge practices, entertainment, and culture, and highlight its potential impact on other spheres.Filled with instructive contemporary and historical examples, Automating Media shows how current developments see the return of questions and conflicts provoked by earlier moments of technological change, while also presenting new challenges that will unfold over the coming decades. It is enlightening reading for advanced students and scholars of Media and Communication Studies, Internet Studies, and industry practitioners.

Search engines, paywalls, bots, targeted ads: we already share our media worlds with machines — and with the rise of generative AI, new ones are coming.Automating Media is an accessible, incisive guide to the new wave of automation transforming contemporary culture and communication. Drawing on extensive research, the book sheds new light on the key technologies, infrastructures, industry convulsions and cultural innovations driving media automation. The authors pinpoint where automation is happening, introduce the organisations making it happen, and critically assess debates over its consequences. They outline the implications of automation for knowledge practices, entertainment, and culture, and highlight its potential impact on other spheres.Filled with instructive contemporary and historical examples, Automating Media shows how current developments see the return of questions and conflicts provoked by earlier moments of technological change, while also presenting new challenges that will unfold over the coming decades. It is enlightening reading for advanced students and scholars of Media and Communication Studies, Internet Studies, and industry practitioners.

In health care, we come across daily promises of miraculous cures for various ailments. However, in the digital era, the dynamics of experiencing and practicing these remedies have changed. This book explores the intersection of miracle cures and technology, showcasing their transformation into hybrid forms, such as handwritten recipes captured in photos or tutorials streamed through videos. Combining computational social media data with ethnographic insights from Vietnam and the US, the book captures the interconnected lives of these cures in the digital realm with a unique methodology. Unravelling the intricate connections between social, technological, biomedical and non-biomedical spheres, this is a significant contribution to how social scientists study online media.