DOING OU UNDOING BUSINESS?

Doing the business ?

This research draws upon a growing interest within media sociology in the ways in which news is shaped by information flows between sources; it focuses on how the media, and newspapers in particular, report on the business aspects of the UK football industry. Media interest in the workings of the City and issues of corporate governance extend beyond the conventional business pages to encompass ...

Are bioinformaticians doing e-Business

We have models of commerce in a Web setting: business to business (B2B) and business to consumer (B2C). Now scientists commonly use Web based services to perform in-silico experiments. Thus we are prompted to ask the question "Are eScientists doing e-Business?". Do the infra-structure and models offered by eCommerce support the activities e-Scientists need to perform? In this position paper we ...

‘‘Doing’’ and ‘‘Undoing’’ Gender: The Meaning and Division of Housework in Same-Sex Couples

Research on same-sex couples and housework can add nuance to our understanding of gender and housework. This analytic review highlights what can be gained from research on samesex couples and housework. Specifically, this review reveals how same-sex couples both ‘‘do’’ and ‘‘undo’’ gender through housework. It illustrates how partners in same-sex couples are influenced by heteronormative meanin...

'Sketchy Wives' and 'Funny Heroines' - Doing and Undoing Gender in Art Games

Gender analysis of video games has increased its public visibility through the Gamergate controversy. We examine several casual art games in order to explore the diversity of both conventional and counter-stereotypical gender representations. We find significant reliance on stereotypical presentations, especially in ‘sketchy wife’ characters. Such tropes may offer rhetorical resources to commun...

Doing business in China: A risk analysis