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Remediation

dave — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:16:21 +0000

For Wednesday’s class read Part 1 & Part 3 of Bolter and Grusin’s Remediation. Also select two chapters from Part 2 to read as well. Select the? two chapters which you think will help your group and which interest you. Post … Continue reading →

The Printing Press.

dave — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:40:01 +0000

Read: For Wednesday read The Printing Revolution in Early Modern Europe. You do not need to read the entire book, although I will be talking about the whole book. Read the Introduction, Part 1, and the Afterword.

Write: Each group member should individually write a 500 word post to the group blog about the reading. Focus on only ONE aspect of the book, not the work in its entirety. Post this by Tuesday at 7:00pm.

Group Project: Set up the group blog and email me the URL. Also you probably want to get started on the? research, looking for the material you will want the class to read.

Gutenberg Ideology-Wed. Jan 25th

dave — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 02:52:39 +0000

For Wednesday’s (January 25th) class we will be talking about three articles that help explain how we think of the medium of print and broadcast media.

-“The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction”-Walter Benjamin
-“What is an Author” -Michel Foucault
-“The Medium is the Message” -Marshall McLuhan

Also remember to email me (from an email you want to use for this class), include in that email:

-Make the Subject Line EMAC 6361
-Your name
-Your preferred topic (three choices, list in order)
-Skill Set (what skills would you bring to a group? writing? research? web design? etc.)
-Your Twitter Handle

Do this by Friday, so that I can assign groups and get back to everyone.

After/Print

dave — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:44:16 +0000

The syllabus is now available for download if you are so inclined. See you on the first day of class.

And So it Begins

dave — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:36:29 +0000

This blog is now dedicated to Spring 2012 class. EMAC 6361 After/Print.

Final Class

dave — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:32:20 +0000

Last class is on Tuesday December 6th. We will be talking about Johnathan Zittrain’s The Future of the Internet and How to Stop It. See you then. (No wiki this week; work on your final paper.)

Code

dave — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 22:27:36 +0000

For Tuesday March 29th read Lessig Code 2.0. Read Part 1 (Chapters 1-5), Part 3 (Chapters 9-13), and Chapter 16.

Group B is a New Page.

Group A is editing last week.

Group C is off.

Who Owns the Future?

dave — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 03:10:48 +0000

UPDATE: You should have feedback on your proposals now (emailed to everyone). Let me know if you did not receive it. Many of you need to tweak and resubmit on Monday.

For Tuesday the 22nd read Chapters 1-3, 11-14 of Information Feudalism: Who Owns the Information Economy and then watch Rip a Remix Manifesto.

B is editing the Habermas/Poster entry.

C is the new page on these entries.

A is off.