现象学视角下的当代城市景观体验

当代城市景观在以空间生产为主导的快速城市化下,由地域和文化的融合转为全球化的时空分异。现象学的出现反映了城市环境中主体的失落和缺失,是对城市象征资本生产和消费的批判。在全球化宏观叙事下城市景观符号的生产和消费中,非线性的叙事方式、＂超空间＂的城市场景,以及视觉化的知觉系统导致城市体验中＂场所精神＂产生消解。因此,以现象学方法重构新的都市生活体验成为一条颇有意义的道路。     

A qualitative approach to the evaluation of psychosocial interventions for persons with severe mental illness.

This article describes the development and assessment of a qualitative interview for comprehensively assessing both the process and the outcome of interventions for persons with severe mental illness (SMI). A open-ended 16-question Narrative Evaluation of Intervention Interview (NEII) was developed. The NEII contains questions that ask the participants to evaluate and describe both process and outcome of interventions for persons with SMI. Research participants were 64 persons with SMI attending rehabilitation programs in the community. Analysis of participants' responses to the NEII, using the open step of the grounded theory approach, produced a comprehensive set of themes. Interrater reliabilities for these themes ranged from moderate to high, and these themes differentiated between the three psychosocial interventions. Ways of modifying the NEII so as to make it more sensitive to participants' expectations and experiences are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Review of Narrative solutions in brief therapy.

Reviews the book, Narrative solutions in brief therapy by Joseph B. Eron and Thomas W. Lund (see record 1996-98412-000). The narrative solutions approach developed in this volume is an attempt to integrate several existing psychotherapies. Most fundamentally, however, this new approach is a variant of brief interactional therapy, which was developed at the Mental Research Institute (MRI) in Palo Alto, CA, beginning in the 1960s. The MRI approach posited that (1) a client's problems originated "from the mishandling of ordinary life difficulties" (p. 18), (2) "The well-intentioned attempts of family members to solve problems actually maintained problems" (p. 18), and (3) "Problems were resolved simply by interrupting problem-maintaining behaviors and getting people back on course" (p. 19). Eron and Lund agree with each of these tenets, but they contend that MRI therapists focused too narrowly on the client's overt behaviors. Though the authors maintain that it is important to deal with the client's actions, they do so within the context of the narrative meaning that the client ascribes to these actions. The authors' primary intent in this book is to answer the question, "What are the key ingredients of a helpful [therapeutic] conversation?" (p. 265). By presenting a coherent framework that they consistently apply to a variety of clinical cases, they provide a compelling answer about how therapists can more effectively talk with their clients. For therapists interested in learning about a solution-focused therapy that emphasizes the client's concrete actions as well as the meanings behind these actions, this book will serve as a useful guide. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Creative clusters in the regeneration of Valletta and the cultural politics of Strait Street

The paper aims to unfold the narrative of development in a creative cluster project for the regeneration of Strait Street in Valletta, Malta. This is approached by first examining the distinctive, historically contentious background of the neighbourhood and, thereafter, unpacking the development narrative of policy documents and the discursive and material constructs about the creative city approach to regeneration strategies in the city. Using a ‘system-wide’ analytical framework, this material is then scrutinized to gain an understanding of the specificities involved and, finally, discuss the crucial features of the key dimensions elucidating the potential strengths and weaknesses of the case     

国货品牌形象设计的叙事性构建

目的研究从20世纪至今国货概念的演化和形象设计叙事策略的转变。方法从消费者民族主义和品牌战略视角出发,对国货设计的叙事策略进行历史梳理和辩证分析。结论国货概念的内涵经历了3次较大的转变。第一次是中国货,指在晚清民国时期兴起的民族化消费浪潮中抵御洋货入侵的国内商品,在品牌形象的叙事构建中包含了强烈的民族国家认同感和经济主权意识;第二次是国产货,指自新中国成立以来到90年代末期为满足人民日常生活所需而在国内研发制造的商品,在进口货的对比和观照下,其品牌形象的设计叙事指向逐渐从货真价实向物美价廉转变;第三次是新国货,既指一批进入海外市场并取得成功的高科技、高附加值的中国品牌,又指自进入新世纪以来在怀旧消费心理推动下的民族品牌经典回潮现象。两者的品牌形象都体现出全球化语境中的跨文化叙事策略和话语逻辑。     

苏格兰国家矿业博物馆的空间叙事性设计

目的研究工业遗产博物馆在空间改造与更新中所采用的叙事性设计方法和策略。方法将文学中的基本概念叙事性,以全新的视角,引入以地区或历史建筑的产业历史作为主题的工业遗产博物馆艺术及建筑环境设计表达之中,通过室内外工业景观、工业流程、历史物品等展开叙事,同时整合游览路线、室内展陈设计、新技术媒介性,来营造空间叙事情境,使参观者充分体验历史遗迹的真实感。结论通过介绍苏格兰国家矿业博物馆设计的代表性实例,从室外景观、陈列设计、行为叙事等角度,分析探讨了如何在工业遗产博物馆保护与更新设计中,通过空间叙事性手法来对历史空间内容进行整合与诠释,使参观者产生深度记忆体验的可行性与发展方式,以期为我国工业遗产博物馆发展工作提供具有启发性的实践思路。     

基于体验层次的文创产品叙事设计研究

目的在体验经济下如何使文创产品满足消费者物质和精神的双重追求,这需要设计师对其设计方法作进一步研究。叙事设计作为一种讲故事的设计思维,符合文创产品的设计诉求。方法通过分析文创产品的外显层、行为层、内隐层设计属性,结合"境"之美学体验分类,总结出文创产品用户体验的三个层次,即物境体验、情境体验、意境体验。基于用户体验的层次理论,分析叙事设计要素为叙事主题、故事情节以及发展步骤,提出文创产品叙事设计的设计路径与模型,并结合台州临海文化,通过具体的设计实践验证此方法的可行性与有效性。结论叙事设计是用户体验设计的有力工具,对提升文创产品服务体验有着重要作用。同时为叙事设计在其他领域的应用实践提供了可借鉴的方向。     

A confessional account of community entry: doing critically reflexive ICT4D work in a deep rural community in South Africa*

ABSTRACT

In this paper I reflect on the community entry phases of doing a critical ethnography in a traditional Zulu community in a deep rural part of South Africa. I present my reflections in the form of confessional narratives on community entry and on how an Information Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) project was introduced in the community. Drawing on a basic principle of doing social science research, I ask: In what ways should I achieve self-emancipation, in order to ensure the on-going emancipation and empowerment of the people I engage with? I also ask: How should one do critically reflexive community entry and ICT4D project introduction in communities that embrace a people-orientated worldview? The paper is practice-orientated in that it demonstrates critical self-reflexive community entry in a particular ICT4D project situation, how community entry encounters informed follow-up work, and how cultural interpreters empowered me to do community entry successfully. Methodologically, the paper contributes by demonstrating the value of using narrative examples to represent virtuoso expertise of how I developed knowledge of self-reflexivity while excavating hidden social meanings from an ICT4D project situation.     

“When Is Short,Sweet?” Selection Uncertainty and Online Review Presentations

Online customer reviews are an important part of e-commerce product selection. When used effectively, online reviews may reduce the uncertainty inherent in making product selection decisions online, but how best to deal with thousands of online customer reviews? Past research considers online review summarization, where reviews are reduced to numeric ratings, key phrases, keywords or product characteristics. However, in their original form, online reviews contain the carefully crafted narratives of past customers, elements of which may not be amenable to summarization. In this research, we present findings of a laboratory experiment which examines the impact of review summarization when evaluating different types of products online. Key findings include evidence that perceptions of product selection uncertainty depend on online review presentation format and the category of the product under consideration. Additionally, the study provides evidence that the e-commerce retailers may benefit from varying online review presentations across specific types of products.