James T Spartz
Biographic Data
| ID | 234780 |
|---|---|
| NAME | James T Spartz |
| GIVEN NAMES | James T |
| FAMILY NAME | Spartz |
| SIGNATURE | SPARTZ J T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Unity College |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9465-1012 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
On the Pursuit of Good Living in Highland Ecuador
Sumak kawsay , a vision of good living originating in the thought of indigenous intellectuals, has attracted many commentators since its incorporation into Ecuador’s 2008 constitution. But it remains unclear in much of the secondary literature how the discourse of sumak kawsay and its Spanish derivative buen vivir relate to the day-to-day experiences of indigenous people. We address this lack of clarity through a three-part exploration of Kichwa …
Your Money or Your (Wild) Life? Political Ideology, Deference to Authority, and Media Attention as Predictors of Support for Interventionist Conservation Policies
This study examines support for interventionist conservation policies directed at natural resource-using industries in Wisconsin, a U.S. state heavily dependent on natural resources for economic vitality. We use measures, or variations of measures, common in science and environmental communication research: personal predispositions (i.e. religiosity and political ideology), deference to authority, and individual media use, to determine what effec…
YouTube, Social Norms and Perceived Salience of Climate Change in the American Mind
This online experiment explored how contextual information embedded in new media channels such as YouTube may serve as normative social cues to users. Specifically, we examined whether the number of views listed under a YouTube video about climate change would elicit inferences regarding how “others” feel about the climate issue and, consequently, might influence perceptions of issue salience. Participants in this experiment were exposed to a You…
The Secret of Kells
The secret in The Secret of Kells is elusive. Is it the boy? The book? Illumination? The forest? A fairy? Perhaps all of these: The story of a boy, a book, and its illumination brought forth by a fairyled darknesstolight forest sojourn. The secret remains, it seems, revealed for each viewer in light of their own experience traveling through the sacred groves, following the willo’thewisp, to find that fears and their triumph come at a cost and are…
The Secret of Kells
The secret in The Secret of Kells is elusive. Is it the boy? The book? Illumination? The forest? A fairy? Perhaps all of these: The story of a boy, a book, and its illumination brought forth by a fairyled darknesstolight forest sojourn. The secret remains, it seems, revealed for each viewer in light of their own experience traveling through the sacred groves, following the willo’thewisp, to find that fears and their triumph come at a cost and are…
The Secret of Kells
The secret in The Secret of Kells is elusive. Is it the boy? The book? Illumination? The forest? A fairy? Perhaps all of these: The story of a boy, a book, and its illumination brought forth by a fairyled darknesstolight forest sojourn. The secret remains, it seems, revealed for each viewer in light of their own experience traveling through the sacred groves, following the willo’thewisp, to find that fears and their triumph come at a cost and are…
YouTube, Social Norms and Perceived Salience of Climate Change in the American Mind
This online experiment explored how contextual information embedded in new media channels such as YouTube may serve as normative social cues to users. Specifically, we examined whether the number of views listed under a YouTube video about climate change would elicit inferences regarding how “others” feel about the climate issue and, consequently, might influence perceptions of issue salience. Participants in this experiment were exposed to a You…
Your Money or Your (Wild) Life? Political Ideology, Deference to Authority, and Media Attention as Predictors of Support for Interventionist Conservation Policies
This study examines support for interventionist conservation policies directed at natural resource-using industries in Wisconsin, a U.S. state heavily dependent on natural resources for economic vitality. We use measures, or variations of measures, common in science and environmental communication research: personal predispositions (i.e. religiosity and political ideology), deference to authority, and individual media use, to determine what effec…
On the Pursuit of Good Living in Highland Ecuador
Sumak kawsay , a vision of good living originating in the thought of indigenous intellectuals, has attracted many commentators since its incorporation into Ecuador’s 2008 constitution. But it remains unclear in much of the secondary literature how the discourse of sumak kawsay and its Spanish derivative buen vivir relate to the day-to-day experiences of indigenous people. We address this lack of clarity through a three-part exploration of Kichwa …
Political science (3 works) · Climate Change Communication and Perception (2 works) · Environmental Education and Sustainability (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Ambivalence (1 work) · Anger (1 work) · Animal and Plant Science Education (1 work) · Art (1 work)