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The aim of this article is to explore whether the ecosystem approach is required to understand the new service model of crowdfunding. The value proposition approach offers different interpretations for each of the eight levels of value co-creation as seen in the service ecosystem. A qualitative multiple case-study approach is used to analyze the two most representative crowdfunding platforms in Spain, Verkami and Lánzanos, in terms of the amounts of funds provided. This article offers an analysis of specific cases of crowdfunding in the arts and cultural sector through the biggest platforms in Spain. The sampling design could be improved by including the experiences of crowdfunding projects in other countries in the analysis. The findings could assist service managers and practitioners to improve planning of value cocreation through the value propositions approach, with a variety of actors within the service ecosystem. This article is a contribution to the development of service-dominant (SD) logic in relation to FP 7 and FP 10. Managerial contributions include the development of a crowdfunding service ecosystem model for arts managers, which offers not only a method of generating finance or economic value but also opportunities for strengthening bonds with customers and other stakeholders. This article is unique in that it integrates value proposition categories in micro-, meso-, and macrocontexts and analyzes the different kinds of cocreation that exist in the crowdfunding context.

El concepto de Estudios de Comunicación Global, o Global Communication Studies (GCS), está en vías de definición, sobre todo a la hora de constituirlos como una nueva área de educación formal reglada por el sistema universitario. Al abarcar todo un rango de cuestiones de la Comunicación con demasiada amplitud se hace necesario delimitar su alcance para diferenciarlos de los estudios de periodismo, relaciones públicas, publicidad y comunicación audiovisual, haciendo especial énfasis en las competencias de aprendizaje. Metodología. Se realiza un encuesta a 266 participantes: profesionales, docentes y estudiantes del área de la Comunicación, en la cual se les pide valorar el grado de importancia otorgado a 62 competencias mediante una escala Likert de 5 puntos. Resultados y discusión. Los resultados de la encuesta apuntan a una formulación de los GCS menos vinculados con los aspectos técnicos del sector de la comunicación, pero más fuertemente vinculados con los aspectos políticos y sociológicos de la comunicación. Se observa también una tendencia generalizada que apunta a la valoración positiva del aprendizaje autónomo.

AbstractWe examine whether affective commitment can influence customers' future purchase intentions. Our empirical approach focuses on the performing arts sector in which we interviewed 927 theatregoers at the entrances or exits to 150 theatres throughout Spain. The theoretical relationship management model proposed herein provides an analysis of the role played by satisfaction, trust, and commitment in future purchase intentions. Our findings reveal that affective commitment mediates the relationship between future purchase intention and both satisfaction and trust. We discuss the theoretical and management implications of our findings and identify some possible future research directions. Copyright © 2015 ASAC. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Introducción. El concepto de Estudios de Comunicación Global, o Global Communication Studies (GCS), está en vías de definición, sobre todo a la hora de constituirlos como una nueva área de educación formal reglada por el sistema universitario. Al abarcar todo un rango de cuestiones de la Comunicación con demasiada amplitud se hace necesario delimitar su alcance para diferenciarlos de los estudios de periodismo, relaciones públicas, publicidad y comunicación audiovisual, haciendo especial énfasis en las competencias de aprendizaje. Metodología. Se realiza un encuesta a 266 participantes: profesionales, docentes y estudiantes del área de la Comunicación, en la cual se les pide valorar el grado de importancia otorgado a 62 competencias mediante una escala Likert de 5 puntos. Resultados y discusión. Los resultados de la encuesta apuntan a una formulación de los GCS menos vinculados con los aspectos técnicos del sector de la comunicación, pero más fuertemente vinculados con los aspectos políticos y sociológicos de la comunicación. Se observa también una tendencia generalizada que apunta a la valoración positiva del aprendizaje autónomo. ; Introduction. The definition of the concept of Global Communication Studies (GCS) is still evolving, especially when it comes to their establishment as a new formal area of education regulated by the university system. As GCS cover a very wide range of communication-related issues, it is necessary to demarcate their scope to differentiate them from studies of journalism, public relations, advertising and audiovisual communication, and to place special emphasis on learning competencies. Methods. A survey was applied to a sample of 266 communication professionals, teachers and students to assess, through a 5-point Likert scale, the degree of importance given to 62 competencies associated with the exercise of their professional activities. Results and discussion. The survey results point to a formulation of GCS that is less associated with the technical aspects of the communication sector, and more strongly linked to the political and sociological aspects of communication. There is also a generalised trend towards the positive assessment of autonomous learning. ; Este artículo es producto del proyecto de innovación docente titulado "Evaluación y reestructuración de los estudios de comunicación de la UPF" (2014EMQ2 007), financiado por la Agencia de Gestión de Ayudas Universitarias y de Investigación (AGAUR - Generalitat de Catalunya) dentro de la convocatoria de Proyectos académicos estratégicos de mejora de la calidad, la eficiencia y la internacionalización (EMQEI).

Recent anti‐LGBTQ+ discourse has increased the threat of violence against people who do not follow the cisheteronormative mandates. To face these dialectics, the media can offer alternative discourses, in particular by providing realistic and non‐stereotyped LGBTQ+ representations. Media portrayals can be seen as both positive and negative. On one hand, they may offer stereotypical and narrow representations, but on the other, they can include representations that can become aspirational models and improve visibility. The objective of this article is to explore this second perspective by analyzing the representation of Jules, a trans female character from the American series Euphoria (Levinson et al., 2019-present). To this end, we conducted a close reading analysis (Castelló, 2008) of the first season of the series. The results show three axes of representation that move away from the traditional portrayal of trans characters: (a) a narrative that moves beyond the "trans fact" and presents complex and plural stories, (b) a representation of the trans individual as an element of value and love, away from fetishism, and (c) a link between the trans realm and specific spaces of comfort and freedom.

This study was carried out in three Iberian-American countries, Colombia, Spain and Venezuela, to identify the stereotypes of love and gender professed among youth and compare them to those they prefer in television fiction series, i.e., those able to influence their identities and values. From an interdisciplinary perspective, the study involved a survey of 485 first-year university students, and a qualitative analysis of the media representations preferred by them. The results showed a preference for "amor ludens", based on enjoyment and the present moment, and a gap between the cognitive and emotional spheres of some youth who consider themselves distant from stereotypical, heteronormative and patriarchal models, but who choose media representations that match these models and the traditional gender portrayals.

El sector de la comunicación ha experimentado notables cambios derivados del fenómeno de la digitalización y el auge de las nuevas tecnologías. Debido a ello, urge la necesidad de repensar si los estudios universitarios están adaptados a estos cambios sobre medios digitales. Metodología. Se busca valorar por medio de una encuesta dirigidas a profesionales, docentes y estudiantes del área de la comunicación y entrevistas a profesionales del sector si las competencias académicas de los Grados de Comunicación y los perfiles profesionales actuales están adaptados a las necesidades de la Comunicación Digital Interactiva. Resultados y discusión. Las competencias más valoradas están relacionadas con la adaptación a los cambios, el aprendizaje autónomo y la especialización digital, lo que lleva a pensar que el sector de la comunicación está cambiando, pero el sistema de educación universitaria no ha sabido adaptarse de momento.

There are currently more trans characters than ever in television series, while at the same time scrutiny of trans people is intensifying in social and public debate, and the correspondence between this increased presence in the media and improvements in the trans community's rights is in dispute. This research aims to find out how trans audiences relate to their portrayal in TV series, to learn about their perceptions and opinions, and to understand how these depictions affect their everyday lives. A qualitative analysis was conducted of 19 trans people in two focus groups and nine semi-structured interviews. The findings show that the participants perceive a clear distance between their realities and the most popular narratives about trans lives. They identify cispassing as a transversal element that drives the production, creation, and distribution of media narratives, leading to a transnormative representation. Consequently, the trans audience demands the inclusion of trans people in the (audiovisual) cultural circuit in order to combat the 'cis gaze' and to create more diverse narratives.