Promiscuous Knowledge

Cmiel, Kenneth; Peters, John Durham

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“…However, facts are not mere data points; they are heterogeneous assemblages that require fine-grained, qualitative knowledge of the phenomena that are described. In that regard, Ford displays a rather broad notion of what constitutes information and an interest in the accumulation and classification of facts that is quite typical of the 19th century (Cmiel & Peters, 2020).…”

Section: The Lessons Of a Pre-disciplinary Moment For A Post-disciplinementioning

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The Many-Sided Franklin Ford and the History of a Post-Discipline

Trudel

Maeyer

2022

Communication Theory

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Building on recent works emphasizing the “post-disciplinary” status of communication research, this article explores the implications of this thesis for the history of communication studies. While a portion of the existing historiography fits the disciplinary framework, the post-disciplinary thesis raises theoretical, methodological, and empirical challenges. In order to meet those challenges, we argue that historical research should also be directed toward intellectual and institutional projects that predated or transcended the institutionalization of communication as a discipline. To this end, we revisit the contribution of American journalist Franklin Ford (1849–1918) as an entry point into a historical moment when the study of communication was considered intellectually, socially, and institutionally relevant—for reasons that differ from the post-World War II institutionalization of communication as a discipline. Based on archival research, our approach emphasizes how Ford’s project diverges from the conventional disciplinary histories.

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Section: The Lessons Of a Pre-disciplinary Moment For A Post-disciplinementioning

confidence: 99%

The Many-Sided Franklin Ford and the History of a Post-Discipline

Trudel

Maeyer

2022

Communication Theory

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“…This is a snapshot of what Kenneth Cmiel and John Durham Peters (2020) call the era of “promiscuous knowledge,” where we no longer expect anything “ beyond the mix of the popular and professional, political actor and credentialed expert” (p. 254, my emphasis). At the same time, the scene is symptomatic of a broken public discourse, indeed highlighting the need to think beyond the paradigm of a polyphony vague plurality of “knowledges.” Without a claim for an epistemic dimension for public discourse —a capacity to come to terms with the world, and to know what should be done—both journalism and public expertise will wither.…”

Section: Expertise In Intense Political Semiosismentioning

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On the Overlap of Systemic Events: Covid-19, Climate, and Journalism

Kunelius

2020

Social Media + Society

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Covid-19 represents a systemic event—a state of emergency—that disrupts the routines of societies from the level of individuals to institutions, nations, and global interaction. Revealing the vulnerability of the intensively interconnected world suggests a juxtaposition with another systemic crisis: the climate emergency. Drawing on some key literature on the different aspects of “events”—as heightened political semiosis (Wagner-Pacifi), as (possible) transformation of social and symbolic structures (Sewell), and as moments where new horizons are opened (Arendt)—this essay suggests three intersecting themes where reactions to Covid-19 help to sharpen the crucial questions of future journalism: the role of “knowledge” and expertise, the power of national framing, and the challenge of covering the new imperatives and possibilities of everyday life.

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“…To reduce volume changes and promote strength and cohesiveness, soil can be stabilized by mixing it with the correct stabilizers. Natural oils, vegetable 􀅫luids, animal drops, and bruised ant species have all been employed as stabilizers for millennia [20]. Chemical treatment is currently the most common approach for treating big soils, and the stabilizers employed are primarily lime, 􀅫ly ash, cement, and other materials.…”

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Strength and Index Properties Analysis of Thermally Generated Silica Fume (TGSF) Infused Organic Soil: Soil Swelling Behavior Treatment Breakdown

Sheraz

Younas²,

Shah³

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J. ICT des. eng. technol. sci.

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This study includes an experimental investigation and dissemination of the stabilization of an expansive land from Nandipur, Punjab, Pakistan using silica smoke Thermally Generated Silica Fume (TGSF). The bright buildings are constantly exposed to structural loads; therefore, repairs and maintenance are due to the cyclic source drying of the underlying expansive 􀅮loors, caused by watering and drying. There is a growing interest in using industrial waste to reduce soil swelling. In this study, in particular, the stabilizing materials were tested for their suitability as puzzles. After arguing that silica vapor TGSF is suf􀅮iciently active, it was used in ratios of 5% TGSF, 10% TGSF, and 15% TGSF, based on the soil dry matter. The physical properties and volume change behavior of the natural soil and the treated soil were investigated. After completing the test program, this includes the grain size distribution, the Atterberg limit, the speci􀅮ic weight, the relationship between moisture and dry density, the Unrestricted Compressive Strength (UCS), and the swell potential. It was concluded that there was a remarkable weakening, especially in the swelling and shrinking behavior. In the end, it was concluded that the addition of 5% TGSF was more effective. It is therefore recommended to mix and compact the expansive soils exposed to light loads such as sidewalks, streets and buildings with a maximum of two stories.

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Promiscuous Knowledge

Cited by 24 publications

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The Many-Sided Franklin Ford and the History of a Post-Discipline

The Many-Sided Franklin Ford and the History of a Post-Discipline

On the Overlap of Systemic Events: Covid-19, Climate, and Journalism

Strength and Index Properties Analysis of Thermally Generated Silica Fume (TGSF) Infused Organic Soil: Soil Swelling Behavior Treatment Breakdown

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