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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.

The Power of Everyone

dave — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:48:04 +0000

Start by reading Clay Shirky’s Here Comes Everyone. Next read a few short articles:

Jaron Lanier, “Digital Maoism: The Hazards of the New Online Collectivism”

Nicholas Carr “The Amorality of Web 2.0?

“The Good, The Bad, and the Web 2.0?

Group C is Off.

B is creating the new page.

A is editing.

Democracy Readings

dave — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 23:47:50 +0000

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

Museum Readings

dave — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:48:55 +0000

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 Tail Visionary:

Getting Edu-mocated. K-12.

dave — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:51:10 +0000

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.

Film Group Readings

dave — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:01:46 +0000

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 have the images. If you want to see the images, download them here.