Actor-network theory — Actor network theory, often abbreviated as ANT, is a distinctive approach to social theory and research which originated in the field of science studies. Although it is best known for its controversial insistence on the agency of nonhumans, ANT… … Wikipedia
Actor (film) — Actor (PerB| هنرپیشه , Honarpisheh ), is a 1993 film by Iranian director Mohsen Makhmalbaf.Plot summaryThe movie is about an Iranian actor named Akbar who is trying to be a serious actor instead of the clown everyone considers him to be. However… … Wikipedia
Actor model and process calculi — In computer science, the Actor model and process calculi are two closely related approaches to the modelling of concurrent digital computation. See Actor model and process calculi history.There are many similarities between the two approaches,… … Wikipedia
Actor-observer bias — In psychology, people are known to display an actor observer bias, when actors tend to attribute their own behavior to their circumstances (i.e., situation causes), but tend to attribute the behaviors of those we observe to their dispositions… … Wikipedia
Actor model — In computer science, the Actor model is a mathematical model of concurrent computation that treats actors as the universal primitives of concurrent digital computation: in response to a message that it receives, an actor can make local decisions … Wikipedia
Actor model theory — In theoretical computer science, Actor model theory concerns theoretical issues for the Actor model.Actors are the primitives that form the basis of the Actor model of concurrent digital computation. In response to a message that it receives, an… … Wikipedia
Actor model middle history — In computer science, the Actor model, first published in 1973 ref harvard|Hewitt|Hewitt et al. 1973| , is a mathematical model of concurrent computation. This article reports on the middle history of the Actor model in which major themes were… … Wikipedia
Actor (disambiguation) — An actor is a person who plays a role in theater, cinema or television.Actor can also mean: * Actants, also called actors, is, in actor network theory (a general theory of sociological behaviour), the one who performs the act. * In Interactions… … Wikipedia
Foreign policy analysis — (FPA) is the systematic study of and research into the processes and theories of foreign policy.The study of foreign policyForeign policy analysis involves the study of how a state makes foreign policy.Because FPA involves the study of both… … Wikipedia
An Actor Prepares — was first published in 1936 and is the first volume of the translations of Constantin Stanislavski s books on acting, which were published as a trilogy in English, though originally meant to be published as two books in Russia. An Actor Prepares… … Wikipedia
