The Custodian's Journal

The Custodian's Journal

Author: Michael Gessner

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 0738827266

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Simon Walker has been keeping a journal of his last year living on the grounds of the university, the only home he has ever known. In it, he offers an account of his 'family', from kitchen-worker confidants to Nobelists and high-ranking university officials. Among these interlocking narratives, he explains his involuntary transfer to Harmony House, a home for the unfit and unwanted. His chronicle captures the politics of ambition, intrigue, and fame of those who surround him and his own curious contributions which will affect them all. "A great talent." -Ray Powers, Scott & Field "An important satire on the culture of institutions and the uses of intellect . . . . rich in allegory" -Walter Proctor "Structurally ingenious." -Jonathan Galassi, Farrar, Straus & Giroux


Custodians of the Internet

Custodians of the Internet

Author: Tarleton Gillespie

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2018-06-26

Total Pages: 297

ISBN-13: 030023502X

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A revealing and gripping investigation into how social media platforms police what we post online—and the large societal impact of these decisions Most users want their Twitter feed, Facebook page, and YouTube comments to be free of harassment and porn. Whether faced with “fake news” or livestreamed violence, “content moderators”—who censor or promote user†‘posted content—have never been more important. This is especially true when the tools that social media platforms use to curb trolling, ban hate speech, and censor pornography can also silence the speech you need to hear. In this revealing and nuanced exploration, award†‘winning sociologist and cultural observer Tarleton Gillespie provides an overview of current social media practices and explains the underlying rationales for how, when, and why these policies are enforced. In doing so, Gillespie highlights that content moderation receives too little public scrutiny even as it is shapes social norms and creates consequences for public discourse, cultural production, and the fabric of society. Based on interviews with content moderators, creators, and consumers, this accessible, timely book is a must†‘read for anyone who’s ever clicked “like” or “retweet.”


Custodians of the Land

Custodians of the Land

Author: Gregory H. Maddox

Publisher: Ohio University Press

Published: 1996-04-15

Total Pages: 380

ISBN-13: 0821440055

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Farming and pastoral societies inhabit ever-changing environments. This relationship between environment and rural culture, politics and economy in Tanzania is the subject of this volume which will be valuable in reopening debates on Tanzanian history. In his conclusion, Isaria N. Kimambo, a founding father of Tanzanian history, reflects on the efforts of successive historians to strike a balance between external causes of change and local initiative in their interpretations of Tanzanian history. He shows that nationalist and Marxist historians of Tanzanian history, understandably preoccupied through the first quarter-century of the country’s post-colonial history with the impact of imperialism and capitalism on East Africa, tended to overlook the initiatives taken by rural societies to transform themselves. Yet there is good reason for historians to think about the causes of change and innovation in the rural communities of Tanzania, because farming and pastoral people have constantly changed as they adjusted to shifting environmental conditions.


Journal

Journal

Author: Pennsylvania. General Assembly. House of Representatives

Publisher:

Published: 1914

Total Pages: 1072

ISBN-13:

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Includes extra sessions.


The Legislative Journal

The Legislative Journal

Author: Pennsylvania. General Assembly

Publisher:

Published: 1913

Total Pages: 1524

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Includes extraordinary and special sesions as well as appendices consisting of reports of various State officials or agencies.


Journal

Journal

Author: Pennsylvania. General Assembly. House of Representatives

Publisher:

Published: 1939

Total Pages: 1320

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Hearings

Hearings

Author: United States. Congress. House

Publisher:

Published: 1963

Total Pages: 2072

ISBN-13:

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