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Democracy Readings

Posted in April 1st, 2010
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Mediated Politics: Communication in the Future of Democracy – Chapter 8: Let Us Infotain You.
Politics & Government: 1754-1783
Democracy and New Media: Chapter 1
Democracy and Data Dissemination
The End of Secrecy
The Electoral College on .gov
Electoral College as Explained by Wikipedia

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Museum Readings

Posted in March 23rd, 2010
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Note: These readings are for March 31st.

1. Spalding:“Poetic Museum” – Read Introduction, ch1

2. Walter Benjamin: The Work of Art in the age of Mechanical Reproduction

3. Cooper-Hewitt: Museum Design Lab: Museum Future Symposium (113 min.)

4. Institute of Museum and Library Services: The Future of Museums and Libraries

5. Jeff Gates: Confessions of a Long [...]

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Getting Edu-mocated. K-12.

Posted in March 10th, 2010
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The K-12 Group winds the award for most organized. To get their reading just visit this publicly shared google doc. Note:Don’t forget to take the survey as part of the reading.

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Film Group Readings

Posted in March 1st, 2010
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Readings for Film, March 10th.

James Monaco- How to Read a FIlm (CH1: Film As Art) HTR1.pdf
James Monaco- How to Read a FIlm (CH4: The Shape of Film History read only pages 228-300) : HTR4.pdf
JAY DAVID BOLTER- Transference and Transparency
Lev Manovich-WHAT IS DIGITAL CINEMA?
Wikipedia article: History of Film

P.S. The Monaco Chapters don’t [...]

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Journalism

Posted in February 22nd, 2010
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Readings for March 3rd—are below:
March 3rd Readings:

Early American Press Ch 5
Early American Press Ch 6
Mass Markets and Mass Culture
Mixed News
Who is a Journalist Now
Chps 1 & 12 From We The Media
Bloggers vs. Journalists

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Remix

Posted in February 18th, 2010
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On Wednesday I will make the copyleft argument, and then allow you all to tell me why I am wrong . . . okay just kidding . . . or at least partially kidding.
But seriously, in preparation for the “copyright discussion” watch Rip: A Remix Manifesto. Note that you can choose to pay what [...]

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Wealth of Networks

Posted in February 11th, 2010
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For next class read at least the Introduction and Part 1 of Benkler’s The Wealth of Networks.

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Managing Information

Posted in February 4th, 2010
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For next week read both the introduction to Everything is Miscellaneous and Glut: Managing Information Through the Ages. Then read the remainder of one of the two books, which ever one you were assigned. If you were not in class on Tuesday then you should read Everything is Miscellaneous. Post to your blog and come [...]

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Remediation

Posted in January 28th, 2010
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Next week we will be discussing Bolter and Grusin’s Remediation. Read Part I, then select two chapters from Part II which apply to your project, and finally read Part III. Post to your respective project sites.

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Future of the Book

Posted in January 21st, 2010
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For Tuesday’s class, start by reading these two essays by Derrida. Next, read the introduction to The Future of the Book (Nunberg). Finally, select two essays from the book which you think will relate to your group’s project and read those. (If the above link for the Derrida essays does not work try this one.)
After [...]

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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