{"title":"Violaine Roussel","description":"\u003cp\u003eViolaine Roussel's work offers incisive explorations at the intersection of \u003cstrong\u003escience, media, and society\u003c\/strong\u003e. Her books, such as \u003cem\u003eData-Driven Hollywood\u003c\/em\u003e, delve into how data shapes cultural production and influence, revealing the unseen forces behind contemporary storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a keen eye on \u003cstrong\u003epolitical discourse and social dynamics\u003c\/strong\u003e, Roussel also tackles themes of resistance and expression, notably in titles like \u003cem\u003eVoicing Dissent\u003c\/em\u003e. Readers can expect thoughtful analysis that challenges prevailing systems and highlights the power of public voice.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"voicing-dissent-by-violaine-roussel-9780415800587","title":"Voicing Dissent","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eVoicing Dissent\u003c\/em\u003e presents a unique and original series of interviews with American artists, including Guerrilla Girls on Tour, Tony Shalhoub, Shepard Fairey, Sean Astin, and many others, who have voiced their opposition to the war in Iraq.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing Pierre Bourdieu's example, these discussions are approached sociologically and provide a thorough analysis of the relationships between arts and politics, as well as the limits and conditions of political speech and action. These painters and graphic artists, musicians, actors, playwrights, theatre directors, and filmmakers reveal their perceptions of politics, war, security and terrorism issues, the Middle East, their experiences with activism, as well as their definition of the artist's role and their practice of citizenship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAddressing the crucial questions for contemporary democracies—such as artists' function in society, the crisis of political legitimacy and representation, the rise of new modes of contestation, and the limits to free public speech—this book will be of interest to scholars in sociology, politics, and the arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47608246403308,"sku":"9780415800587","price":384.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780415800587-voicing-dissent.jpg?v=1778192945"},{"product_id":"data-driven-hollywood-by-violaine-roussel-9780691251424","title":"Data-Driven Hollywood","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe rise of Hollywood's data and algorithm specialists and their growing influence on creative decisions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn Hollywood today, thousands of data specialists work for streaming video platforms, playing a role not just in distribution and marketing but also in decisions about content and production. In \u003cem\u003eData-Driven Hollywood\u003c\/em\u003e, Violaine Roussel examines the emergence of this new category of professionals at the heart of the Hollywood dream factory. Roussel shows how the rise of data and algorithm specialists has transformed organizations and rearranged power relationships within them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on extensive interviews and in situ observations, she describes the ways that technical \"data work\" carried out by professionals at streaming platforms including Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Disney+ has had a significant effect on creative decisions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRather than fetishizing data and algorithmic models, Roussel explores the practices of the professionals who shape them, manipulate them, and give them power. She examines the relationships of these workers with traditional producers, describing legitimacy struggles and the eventual stabilization of new professional arrangements. Roussel's account of the ways that data specialists deploy algorithmic models to reinvent their industry's approach to content, artists, and the market—the first in-depth sociological study of the rise of this new profession—reveals the new forms of power and knowledge at play in today's Hollywood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47933945839852,"sku":"9780691251424","price":91.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/fc63c6be3f1240b4d71c77cfbd1cb502.jpg?v=1783891042"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/violaine-roussel.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}