The Performance of Knowledge: Pointing and Knowledge in Powerpoint Presentations

dc.contributor.authorKnoblauch, Hubert
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-08T17:40:19Z
dc.date.available2019-01-08T17:40:19Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.descriptionDieser Beitrag ist mit Zustimmung des Rechteinhabers aufgrund einer (DFG geförderten) Allianz- bzw. Nationallizenz frei zugänglich.de
dc.descriptionThis publication is with permission of the rights owner freely accessible due to an Alliance licence and a national licence (funded by the DFG, German Research Foundation) respectively.en
dc.description.abstractPowerpoint and similar technologies have contributed to a profound transformation of lecturing and presenting information. In focusing on pointing in powerpoint presentations, the article addresses aspects of this transformation of speech into 'presentations'. As opposed to popular attacks against powerpoint, the analysis of a large number of audio-visually recorded presentations (mainly in German) demonstrates the creativity of these 'performances', based on the interplay of slides (and other aspects of this technology), speech, pointing and body formations. Pointing seems to be a particular feature of this kind of presentation, allowing knowledge to be located in space. Considering powerpoint as one of the typical technologies of so-called 'knowledge societies', this aspect provides some indication as to the social understanding of knowledge. Instead of 'representing' reality, knowledge is defined by the circularity of speaking and showing, thus becoming presented knowledge rather than representing knowledge.en
dc.identifier.eissn1749-9763
dc.identifier.issn1749-9755
dc.identifier.urihttps://depositonce.tu-berlin.de/handle/11303/8889
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.14279/depositonce-8018
dc.language.isoen
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
dc.subject.ddc390 Bräuche, Etikette, Folklorede
dc.subject.ddc300 Sozialwissenschaftende
dc.subject.othercommunicationen
dc.subject.othercommunicative cultureen
dc.subject.otherknowledgeen
dc.subject.otherknowledge societyen
dc.subject.otherperformanceen
dc.subject.otherperformativeen
dc.subject.otherpowerpointen
dc.titleThe Performance of Knowledge: Pointing and Knowledge in Powerpoint Presentationsen
dc.typeArticleen
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.doi10.1177/1749975507086275
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.issue1
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.journaltitleCultural Sociologyen
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.originalpublishernameSAGE Publicationsen
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.originalpublisherplaceWashington, DCen
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.pageend97
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.pagestart75
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.volume2
tub.accessrights.dnbdomain
tub.affiliationFak. 6 Planen Bauen Umwelt::Inst. Soziologie::FG Allgemeine Soziologie, insbesondere Theorie moderner Gesellschaftende
tub.affiliation.facultyFak. 6 Planen Bauen Umweltde
tub.affiliation.groupFG Allgemeine Soziologie, insbesondere Theorie moderner Gesellschaftende
tub.affiliation.instituteInst. Soziologiede
tub.publisher.universityorinstitutionTechnische Universität Berlinde

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