Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies最新文献

Exclusionary inclusion? Streaming platforms and trans inclusive policies and practices: A case study of Netflix 排斥性包容？流媒体平台与跨性别包容政策和实践：Netflix 案例研究

Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies Pub Date : 2024-08-09 DOI: 10.1177/13548565241270708

Romeo Fraccari, P. Kerrigan

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The quantification of diversity: Netflix, visibility politics and the grammar of transnationalism 多样性的量化：Netflix、能见度政治和跨国主义语法

Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies Pub Date : 2024-08-09 DOI: 10.1177/13548565241264003

M. Jenner

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‘Disciplining the audience’: Audience experiences with MUBI 约束观众"：MUBI 的观众体验

Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies Pub Date : 2024-08-08 DOI: 10.1177/13548565241271061

Aslı Ildır

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VR/AR artworks in the museum: Redefining preservation through collaboration 博物馆中的 VR/AR 艺术品：通过合作重新定义保护

Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies Pub Date : 2024-06-15 DOI: 10.1177/13548565241261995

Myrto Aristidou, Theopisti Stylianou-Lambert

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Knocking on doors: The use of blogging sites by visually impaired people in the USA preliminary study 敲门美国视障人士使用博客网站的初步研究

Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies Pub Date : 2024-06-14 DOI: 10.1177/13548565241261963

I. Emara

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Behind-the-scenes of the parliament: Influencer genres and political authenticity on Swedish politicians’ YouTube channels 议会幕后：瑞典政治家 YouTube 频道上的影响者流派和政治真实性

Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies Pub Date : 2024-06-14 DOI: 10.1177/13548565241260486

Johanna Arnesson, Christina Grandien

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Book Review: Distant viewing: Computational exploration of digital images 书评：遥远的观看：数字图像的计算探索

Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies Pub Date : 2024-06-14 DOI: 10.1177/13548565241262419

Maibell Ong

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Audiovisual prominence and discoverability in Europe: Stakeholders’ alliances under construction 欧洲视听的突出地位和可发现性：利益攸关方联盟的构建

Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies Pub Date : 2024-06-13 DOI: 10.1177/13548565241260490

María Trinidad García Leiva

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Agency in a datafied society: an introduction 数据化社会中的代理：导言

Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies Pub Date : 2024-06-12 DOI: 10.1177/13548565241254692

Andreas Hepp, Stephan O. Görland

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Digital divide in the Middle East and North Africa: Introduction to the special issue 中东和北非的数字鸿沟：特刊导言

Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies Pub Date : 2024-06-12 DOI: 10.1177/13548565241260458

G. Muschert, Massimo Ragnedda

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