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How to think space in a digital era ? In the wake of the « spatial turn », we propose to combine the theory of editorialization and the reflection on space by means of a confrontation with Land and Sea, by the theoretician of geopolitics Carl Schmitt.

Keywords: Espace, imaginaire spatial, tournant spatial, Carl Schmitt, Terre et mer, éditorialisation, Space, spatial imaginary, spatial turn, Carl Schmitt, Land and Sea, editorialization

In order to address the proliferation of imponderable and invisible spaces, this paper interrogates the persistence of the metaphor of “ether” in history. By theorizing the metaphor from a genealogical perspective, this brief inquiry focuses on transitions from one instance of the metaphor to another in order to highlight some of the sympathetic relations between late 19th century technoscientific discourses and early 21st century cybercultural discourses. Using both ether and metaphor, the author seeks other ways to investigate some of the latest conceptualizations of “space” fundamental to communication technologies.

Far from being restricted to exchanges between experts, specialised knowledge is mediated to audiences with different levels of specialization, from scientific reviews to newspaper articles. This diversity constitutes an often-overlooked challenge for translators. As a matter of fact, while documentation and terminology are always crucial, translation decisions are based on communicative parameters as well as cognitive and linguistic criteria. Although it is self-evident that linguistic choices are determined by the proficiency level of the readership, few authors have attempted to specify what those choices are and how the correlation operates, most notably in popularization discourse, and none of them has considered potential differences between languages and cultural settings. The focus of the paper is a bilingual (French and Spanish) corpus study carried out on newspaper articles dealing with stem cell research and cloning published in four different geographic regions (France, Quebec, Spain, Argentina). An original methodology was implemented for data collection and analysis. The number and nature of expressions used to convey each concept were then analyzed. Discursive strategies widely assumed to be a hallmark of popularization, like definitions and explanations, were also taken into account. Indices of metaphorical conceptualization and the underlying modes of conceptualization were identified. This study provides concrete data to a debate that remains largely theoretical, and supports the conception of specialized communication as a continuum. The results go against well-established ideas about popularized texts, specially regarding the trademark status of “didactic features.” It seems imperative to acknowledge the heterogeneity of popularization and to consider the role of textual genre constraints in the way specialized knowledge is introduced. Furthermore, the data obtained seems to substantiate the recent questioning of the canonical view of popularization as a mere translation.

Keywords: traduction spécialisée, vulgarisation, dénomination, conceptualisation métaphorique, étude sur corpus, specialized translation, popularization, denomination, metaphorical conceptualisation, corpus study

Immersion has always been a central program, in both the research and development of technical images and their consumption. As seen in various recent technological and biotechnological developments (masks, eyeglasses and facial interfaces, contact lenses and cornea interfaces, ocular implants and crystalline or retinal interfaces, cerebral implants and neuronal interfaces), the horizon of this program could well be the disappearance of the screen and incorporation of the interface, or what we might call a kind of neuronal cinema. It may oblige us to call into question the very concepts media, mediation and image. At the same time, we should interrogate the biotechnological utopia underlying it.

This article studies the inscriptions of digital culture in Nicolas Dickner's novels. These inscriptions are related to the long history of media imaginary and its objects, and are associated with three textual procedures: thematization, metaphorization and transposition of digital culture. In doing so, Dickner's digital imaginary unveils its ambivalences, showing tensions between historical depth and contemporaneity, between serial standardization and creation.

This study investigated communication patterns and behavior in problem-solving groups in a graduate online course. An inductive qualitative analysis method was employed to analyze 732 messages that were retrieved from small group forums. The current study identified a temporal pattern of group development was in comparison with existing theoretical models: the traditional group development model (Tuckman, 1965; Tuckman & Jensen, 1977) and the punctuated equilibrium model (Gersick, 1988; 1991). All the groups had two working phases and three decision-making points. The temporal pattern of group behavior was close to the phase transition concept of Gersick’s model. Some groups tended to undergo Tuckman’s stages, but their development stages were not necessarily sequential or hierarchical. Thus, it is concluded that Gersick’s model could be more useful for researchers and instructors to better understand and assist online students in problem solving collaborative activities.

Keywords: group development, collaboration, behavior, communication pattern, group model

AbstractThis article begins with an analysis of how nineteenth-century print journalism was produced to become a basic constituent of the public sphere of its day, and how it tackled the problems of survival beyond its date of issue. I then turn to the current flurry of remediation of the nineteenth-century press in the last five years and how digitisation of print now addresses similar tasks of optimising readership, distribution, and durability. This involves consideration of one of the current central questions, the roles of public and private platforms of delivery and their relation to access. In conclusion, I explore the impact of the digitisation of nineteenth-century journalism, and digitisation more generally, on Victorian studies and its publics. I focus on two aspects of impact: how meaning in literature and history is invigorated by digital access to their representation in historical and material context, and how the proliferation of illustration in new digital media, enabled by freedom from the limitations attached to print formats, addresses twenty-first century visually-literate readers directly, helping the transmission of Victorian Studies to the imagination of contemporary readers, across social class and internationally.

Major digital players operate complex digital product and service offerings based on the development of portfolios of connected business models. However, the literature is limited in understanding how to strategically manage this type of portfolio. To fill this gap, by analyzing the cases of Apple, Google and Microsoft, we show that their business model portfolios can be strategically managed by implementing a specific architecture of connected business models. Our study thus contributes to a better understanding of how business model portfolios work in the digital sectors and highlights some key elements of their design.

Keywords: business model, portefeuille, numérique, modularité, business model, portefeuille, numérique, modularité, modelo de negocio, cartera, digital, modularidad

If the smartphone typifies the post-photographic interface, then the data center epitomizes post-photographic infrastructure. Through critical engagement with cloud computing and its ecological impact on natural environments, this article problematizes the metaphorical conception of ecology in media studies, and argues for a materialist approach to post-photography that takes account of the natural resources and material infrastructures enabling contemporary image practices.

In a world where digital resources are increasingly present and where youth are captivated by technology, librarians and document specialists have no other option but to create a special place for digital resources in order to fulfill their mission. It is no longer possible to ignore the social transformations and the new possibilities offered by digital resources when searching for information, just as it is impossible to remain indifferent to the growing place that artificial intelligence occupies in all sectors of our society, including access to information. This article also underscores the paramount role that librarians and document specialists are called to play in preparing today's citizens for tomorrow's information society. They play a key role in helping each apprentice develop information competencies, to act as a responsible and informed digital citizen, and to contribute to the collective, global intelligence in order to participate in the improvement of tomorrow's society.