“…Allen's photographs also document clothing styles, home furnishings, and the items people thought important as they went about their daily lives. Looking closely at tractors, livestock, wagons, planters, sprayers, harvesting equipment, and crops gives one a sense of the changing and fast-paced world of agriculture at that time. …”

“…Despite being an inseparable part of our lives, we know very little about these media categories. …”

“…Biomimetics is an innovative form of technology that emulates, imitates, or mimics nature in order to improve human lives by creating desirable solutions. It is the study of nature and natural phenomena in an attempt to understand its laws, principles, and underlying mechanisms, to obtain ideas from nature, and to apply concepts that may benefit science, engineering, pharmacy, dentistry, and medicine. …”

“…The Church was fully enmeshed in the everyday lives of the people; in particular, their morals and religious observance. …”

“…The book highlights the ways in which screenplays can authentically represent and uplift the lived experiences of those so often left out of the narrative, such as the LGBTQIA+ community, women, and people of color. …”

“…From Jacob Riis’ How The Other Half Lives (1890) to Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire (2008), the volume provides a number of close readings of films from different historical periods and regions to outline how contemporary film and media practices relate to their past predecessors, demonstrating the way various filmmakers, both north and south of the equator, have repeatedly grappled with, rejected or continuously modified documentary and realist modes to convey life in our ‘planet of slums’.Read the introduction to Slums on Screen for free (pdf)Key FeaturesTraces the global flows of film culture through emphasising the transnational impact of important film movementsFocuses on two important ‘cinematic megacities’ (Rio de Janeiro and Mumbai) to outline how global film cultural currents become modified according to a specific local contextCombines approaches from cultural, globalisation and film studies to reconstruct world cinema’s ‘planet of slums’Adds a new perspective on cultural (world cinema) and social (cityward migration) globalisation processes"…”

“…Another challenge is to explain the diversity of experiences: why some European societies were not traumatized by war and invasion, why liberal democracy survived throughout north-western Europe, why general living standards continued to rise, and why the status of women continued to improve. …”

“…En prise avec l’histoire la plus récente, celle du New Space et de la Sixième Extinction, de Black Lives Matter et des Communes éphémères, ce livre soutient qu’aucune transformation politique radicale, aucune émancipation, aucun communisme n’est possible, et souhaitable, sans relation avec un lointain – telle l’Étoile du Nord que les esclaves en fuite suivaient dans le ciel nocturne pour les guider vers la liberté.-- Contracubierta…”

“…Instead they were convinced that people going about their daily lives possess all the insight, virtue, and determination required to build a good society. …”

“…Screen Stories: Emotion and the Ethics of Engagement argues that film and media studies needs to move toward an an approach to ethics that is more appropriate for mass consumer culture and the lives of its citizens. Primarily concerned with the relationship between media and viewers, this book considers ethical criticism and the emotional power of screen stories that makes such criticism necessary. …”

“…All these developments of international consequences have led to a new dimension of political communication, and have reoriented some of its traditional meanings, after a very clear dynamic has irrupted in our lives: the crisis. Many new dynamics have introduced significant changes and altered the nature of international relations, the processes of policy making, the governmental performances, the citizen's demands, the electoral campaigns, and the geographical tensions, among other socio-political developments. …”

“…Finally, the potential of urban living laboratories for nurturing open urban innovation in Chinese cities is scrutinized. …”

“…Computer science is a field that covers a vast amount of information and due to its abundance and necessity, it is easily applied to our own lives and the lives of those around us. Hope that your learning journey together makes us enjoy the world of technology!…”

“…This generation has to stand on its own in its attempts to transform the social inheritance and it lives in a feeling of being driven by the power of social change. …”

“…Sean enjoys helping people understand and utilize tools like ChatGPT, fulfilling their lives and focusing on activities they love…”

“…Continuous delivery with Jenkins and Docker (Live Online Training): Leverages Jenkins 2 and Docker to simplify and standardize your pipeline. …”

“…Leisure Skills -- Chapter 34. Community Living and Participation -- Chapter 35. Health and Wellness -- Chapter 36. …”