After/Print

For Wednesday the class is divided, half of you should read Everything is Miscellaneous and the other half should read Glut: Information Thru the Ages. This was divided in class, but if you don’t remember ask someone who is in your group. You should then right 500 words to your class blog. Additionally bring an outline of the major points of the book you read to class, as you will need it to help explain the main points to those who did not read the same book you did.

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 500 words to your group blog about the reading.

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.

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.