Thursday we will be discussing Bolter & Grusin’s book Remediation. You should read Part 1, and Part 3 as it is in these two chapters that they lay out the central argument. In Part 2 they look at several different art form and apply their theoretical lens to said form. So, while you can read [...]

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On Thursday we will continue our discussion about media as representation by turning to Ong and McLuhan. You should read the “Introduction,” “Chp 1: The Orality of Language” and “Chp 4: Writing Restructures Consciousness” (all of eReserve) You should also read two pieces by McLuhan, the first “The Medium is the Message” is on eReserve, [...]

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On Thursday we will be talking about two important works in the “theory of representation.” Begin by reading Plato’s Phaedrus. This can be found in The Dialogues of Plato. Note: You only need to read Phaedrus, the whole book is over 400 pages long, but the relevant dialogue begins on page 327 and goes to [...]

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Welcome to ATEC 6V81, The History and Theory of Emerging Media. The title for this course is a bit deceptive, as it is not a history course, but rather the history of the theory. It is in fact not even about “Emerging Media,” or not about Emerging Media specifically. That is, it is my contention [...]

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