Monthly Archives: February 2009

Marx and Hall

Posted on February 27, 2009 by dave

Thursday will mark a shift away from focusing on the technological structures of media to the effects that media have on our notion of “public” and “publicness.” Begin by reading Part 1 of The German Ideology . Next read Stuart … Continue reading →

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Manovich and New Media

Posted on February 21, 2009 by dave

Thursday we will be discussing Manovich’s The Language of New Media, you should focus your reading on the Intro, Chp. 1, Chp. 2, & Chp. 5, although I will probably talk about issues raised throughout the book as a whole.

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Benjamin and Nichols

Posted on February 13, 2009 by dave

This week we will be discussing Benjamin’s famous article, “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction,” and Nichols’s refiguring of the article, “The Work of Culture in the Age of Cybernetic Systems.” Both can be obtained via … Continue reading →

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The Printing Press

Posted on February 6, 2009 by dave

Starting this week we will be turning to looking at theorists who have attempted to understand the way technology (as in specific technical artifacts) change media representation. First up is Eisenstein and the printing press. I will talk about the … Continue reading →

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