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Last Class

Posted in November 28th, 2008

For the last class, watch Zittrain’s presentation on The Future of the Internet and How to Stop It. This talk last roughly an hour, you can also watch him on the Colbert Report.
After watching, post your comment here.

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Shirky—Everybody Post

Posted in November 16th, 2008

Leave your thoughts regarding Clay Shirky’s book below. Given the ease of access to this book (compared to say Heidegger and Derrida) I would like to have more of a discussion about this reading. So, come to class prepared to offer up not only what Shirky’s analysis is, but your take on what he offers, [...]

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My Mother is a What?

Posted in November 7th, 2008

For Thursday read My Mother Was a Computer and comment below. Anyone who handed in paper topics last week should have received feedback via email today. If not you can email me as there was mistake. Those who were late will receive feedback by tomorrow (Saturday).

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The Exploit

Posted in November 2nd, 2008

After reading The Exploit leave your thoughts below.

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What This Class is About

"the technical structure of the archiving archive also determines the structure of the archivable content . . . .The archivization produces as much as it records the event." -Derrida, Archive Fever