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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 — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 15:50:23 +0000

Classes begin this week. This blog is now dedicated to EMAC 6300: Introduction to Emerging Media. You can download the syllabus before class if you would like. See you on Tuesday.

Syllabus

dave — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 20:19:15 +0000

I have finished a draft copy of the syllabus for this class. Fair warning, I might change this before the first day of class.

Required Texts

dave — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 20:13:18 +0000

For those who would like to buy books ahead of time, below is the reading list. All of these should be available at Off-Campus Books.

-Laws of Media: THe New Science by Marshall Mcluhan ISBN 0802077153

-Remediation: Understanding New Media by Jay David Bolter and Richard Grusin 0262522799

-Connected: The Surprising Power of Out Social Networks and How They Shape our Lives by Nicholas Christakis and James Fowler ISBN 0316036137

-The Exploit: A Theory of Networks by Alexander Galloway and Eugene Thacker ISBN 0816650446

-Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations by Clay Shirky ISBN 0143114948

-Code 2.0 by Lawrence Lessig ISBN 0465039146

-Information Fuedalism by Peter Drahos and John Braithwaite ISBN 1595581227

-The Future of the Internet and How to Stop It by Jonathan Zittrain ISBN 0300151241

-The Printing Press in Early Modern Europe by Elizabeth Eisenstein ISBN 0521607744?

After/Print

dave — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:21:20 +0000

The syllabus, or at least the print version, is done. Feel free to download and take a look. This is the “official” version as required by law, but the information here on the site, Reading List, Course Description, etc. is far more up to date.

Also take a look at the Class Project Guidelines as it will give you a sense of the direction of the course.

Class starts Wednesday. Currently it is scheduled for the Mac Lab, but this will probably change, so stay tuned.

Project Categories

dave — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:20:12 +0000

So, the second half of this class is going to be dedicated to examining specific “knowledge institutions” and how they have historically developed in print culture, what changes the digital has brought, along with creative projects suggesting future directions. I have a few ideas but thought it might be useful to harness the network for other suggestions. Below is a list of the ‘xxx’ institutions I already thought of. The class can only have five groups but I want to list more than five possibilities do that students can pick the most popular.

Libraries
Museums
Universities
K-12 Education
Art/Entertainment (maybe something specific)
Representative Democracy
Journalism

I realize this list isn’t entirely cohesive or transparent, but what I am trying to get at is institutions which are fundamental to the way we traffic in knowledge who are likely to have to undergo substantial change in the shift to a digital networked archive. (My idea would be for the “entertainment” group to focus on one thing, not music, but let them decide.)

So what am I missing? What should I add?

Because Some People Were Asking-Spring ’10 Reading List

dave — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:57:22 +0000

For those of you anxious to get started on next semester, or perhaps those who just want to buy the books for the Spring, below is a list of the readings.

The Nature of the Book Adrain Johns
The Future of the Book Geoffrey Nunberg
Remediation Jay David Bolter and Richard Grusin
Wealth of Networks Yochai Benkler (You can download this book for free.)
Glut: Mastering Information Through the Ages Alex Wright
Everything is Miscellaneous David Weinberger
Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in a Hybrid Economy by Lawrence Lessig
Paper Machine by Jacques Derrida (We will only be reading two articles from this book, so you will be able to get it off eReserve. But regardless it is a good book and if you have a chance pick up a copy.)
Also we will be talking about Rip: A Remix Manifesto so if you want a movie to watch over break you might just watch this. It is entertaining, informative, and you get to pick how much you want to pay for it.

(This isn’t 100% final, more like 95.2%.)

Beginning Fall 09

dave — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 14:15:41 +0000

The first grad class of the semester is in just a few day, when this blog will become dedicated to EMAC 5300, Introduction to the Study of Emerging Media. Tune back in soon for full syllabus, reading list, etc.

Welcome to History and Theory of Emerging Media

dave — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:25:01 +0000

Welcome to ATEC 6V81, The History and Theory of Emerging Media. The title for this course is a bit deceptive, as it is not a history course, but rather the history of the theory. It is in fact not even about “Emerging Media,” or not about Emerging Media specifically. That is, it is my contention that to understand “Emerging Media” (or the more common “Digital Media”) one first has to understand the history of how we have come to understand media. Thus, the class will be divided between looking at some classic “media theory” and looking at how these ways of thinking about media have changed, adapted, been repurposed, in the age of emerging media. Obviously this is way too broad a topic for us to cover in one semester, so I had to pick and choose, and we will only begin to really scratch the surface of approaches to media. I have divided the class into several themes, as you can see from the syllabus. It is my hope that by taking this approach you will all build a broad base of knowledge which will help you understand media, but also to begin to build you own critical approach to thinking about these emerging digital media. As you can see from the schedule of readings, the reading for this class is heavy, but this will be your primary assignment: to have read and thought about these ideas, and come to class prepared to discuss them. We will discuss this all in more detail on the first day, January 15th.

Working on the Syllabus

dave — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:45:55 +0000

Okay, below is the working version of the syllabus for next semester. The course is far more about theory than history despite the fact that both words appear in the title. The course is supposed to function as an introduction to media studies with a specific focus on New/Emerging Media. The way this syllabus is crudely structured right now there are five sections, four ways to think about media, and the fifth, the “new” emerging paradigm for thinking about media. In many cases I have not fully decided upon particular texts, that is I just know that said day will be dedicated to those concepts. Right now I am most unsure which text to use in Week Eleven, for introduction/general theory on how media produces/reproduces self.

So as before, I am open to/welcome suggestions, and will return said input if you post a link to any syllabus design you are currently working on to which I might be able to offer suggestions.

Media as Representation

Week One
Introduction
Week Two
Plato/Saussure
Week Three
Ong/McLuhan
Week Four
Remediation

Media as Technology

Week Five
Eisenstein, Printing Press
Week Six
Benjamin/Nichols
Week Seven
Language of New Media-Manovich

Media and the Public

Week Eight
Marx
Week Nine
Habermas
Week Ten
Shirky

Media and Self

Week Eleven
Foucault?
Week Twelve
Nakamura/Race
Week Thirteen
danah boyd

Media as Network

Week Fourteen
Linked-Barabasi
Week Fifteen
The Exploit
Week Sixteen
Zittrain