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The essays collected in this volume are interdisciplinary in nature, defying the traditional boundaries that compartmentalise and contain knowledge within particular camps. Heir to the 'undisciplining' legacy of cultural studies, they attempt to transcend the restrictive frameworks of pre-established discourse, engaging in new and fruitful combinations of theories and methodologies. The general aim of the book is to indicate new perspectives for the exercise of cultural criticism on the basis

Aiming to critically review key research on populism, extremism and media, this article examines some definition aspects of populism as a concept, its relation to 'the people' and points to future directions for research in mainstream – and social media – the terrain where so much of the political is played out. An individualisation of civic cultures has emerged in tandem with the growth of mediated populism through the use of new technologies, with a tendency towards personalisation in the public domain. While the new technological affordances exemplified by Web 2.0 may have contributed to intensified forms of popular engagement, they have been less successful in promoting democratic values, as shown by the results of the May 2014 European Parliamentary elections. Thus, the question as to the type of publics that are 'possible and desirable in present circumstances' (Nolan, 2008: 747) remains valid, for publics can espouse anti-democratic values while nevertheless remaining 'publics'. The fact that the link between the new media and right-wing extremism has been comparatively explored at greater length than that of a religious bend indicates the need to invest in the latter, especially due to home-bred Islamic terrorism increasingly seen as threatening the multiculturalism of various European societies. Several avenues for research are presented to this effect, with a final reflection on the challenge posed by new media to the concept of media populism, both in terms of the Net's market logics and the specificity of its architecture.

TFP brings together international researchers, students and industry professionals dedicated to promoting new research directions and to investigating the relationship between functional programming and other branches of Computer Science. This TFP volume includes some of the latest trends of functional programming, and it is an essential part of any modern programming languages library

Silent witness : news sources, the local press and the disappeared woman Karen Ross -- Tracing gendered (in)visibilities in the Portuguese quality press Claudia Alvares -- Women's time has come : an archaeology of French female presidential candidates--from Arlette Laguiller (1974) to Ségolène Royal (2007) Marlène Coulomb-Gully -- Gender analysis of mediated politics in Germany Margreth Luenenborg ... [et al.] -- Hollywood, resistance and transgressive queerness : re-reading Suddenly, last summer (1959), The children's hour (1961) and Advise & consent (1962) Frederik Dhaenens, Daniel Biltereyst and Sofie Van Bauwel -- Political blogging : at a crossroads of gender and culture online? Olena Goroshko and Olena Zhigalina -- XXY : representing intersex Begonya Enguix Grau -- Disciplining fantasy bodies in Second life Georgia Gaden and Delia Dumitrica -- Reality TV's contribution to the gender differentiation of moral-emotional repertories Tonny Krijnen -- 'Casualizing' sexuality in teen series. A study of the gendered sexual discourses in the popular American teen series One tree hill and Gossip girl Elke Van Damme -- Media constructions of gender in ICT work Martha Blomqvist and Kristina Eriksson -- Looking for gender equality in journalism Sinikka Torkkola and Iiris Ruoho

In the period between the 2009 and 2014 elections to the European Parliament, the international economic recession and related global debt crisis impacted seriously in several European Union (EU) member states. The rights and wrongs of debt fuelled growth and bank bailouts packages shaped political discourse not just in member states seeking sovereign external support but also placed great strain on the European project and raised real questions about the very future of the eurozone. The discussion draws on the content analysis data set generated from the assessment of posters and videos in the 2014 European Parliament election. The subsample in this chapter – focused on countries which experienced significant economic decline due to the post-2008 crisis – includes 321 items – 188 posters and 133 videos – which enables significant comparisons of trends and differences in six member states (Ireland, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Italy and Malta). Moving beyond this core group of countries, in the final section of the chapter we examine how themes such as 'austerity' were also evident in other member states and discuss how the economic backdrop to 2014 elections was evident in posters and broadcast spots produced by parties and candidates across the EU. It is possible to conclude that the ideological issues and national themes that played in the past an important role (Reif and Schmitt 1980) have been replaced by economic issues. The conomy and the crisis have become the new battlegrounds among parties, even bypassing the traditional distinction between right and left. The 2014 European Parliament campaign allows us to talk of the existence of a European anti-European campaign, which may well be a feature of EU politics beyond the economic crisis itself.