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Remediation
October 18th we will be discussing Bolter and Grusin’s article “Remediation.” You should read this piece and watch either The Matrix or Minority Report. Watch whichever one you haven’t seen, if you have seen neither pick one. Midterms are due … Continue reading
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Where We Stand
For September 6th read Blown to Bits (the entire book save the appendix). If you did not get a copy of the book from the bookstore you can get one online. Whatever version you use make sure you bring it … Continue reading
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First Week Assignment
Read: Plato, Phaedrus Walter Ong, selections from Orality and Literacy (download here). Watch: Linda Stone, “May I Have Your Attention, Please?” Set up a blog for this class and add a comment to this blog post containing a link to … Continue reading
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Manovich for Tuesday
Tuesday 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. … Continue reading
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Final Class: The Future of the Internet
For the last class we will be reading Zittrain’s The Future of the Internet and How to Stop It. I will want to talk about material from the whole book, but make sure you read sections 1 & 3 completely. … Continue reading
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The Exploit
Thursday, for the second to last class, we will be discussing Thacker and Galloway’s The Exploit. This is a somewhat different take on “network theory.” Although this book is short, it is a tough read, so leave yourself time. Leave … Continue reading
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The Self
Up next Foucault and Nakamura. Leave your comments/thoughts below.
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Here Comes Everybody
After spring break we will be talking about Clay Shirky’s Here Comes Everybody. Read the entire book as we will talk about the whole thing. (Don’t worry its a good read.) Second, on that Thursday the proposal for your final … Continue reading
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The Public Sphere
This Thursday’s readings will cover the concept of the “public sphere.” Read both Habermas’s “The Public Sphere: An Encyclopedia Entry” and Mark Poster’s “Cyberdemocracy.” Leave your thoughts/comments below. Your midterms will be due at the beginning of class.
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Marx and Hall
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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