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Connections: From Papyrus to Blog Post
Throughout the course my focus has been upon the impact that the evolution of text has had upon my work, my world, and myself. In looking at the development within the realm of text, however, I have not simply gathered … Continue reading
Posted in Making Connections
Tagged Bolter, communication, connection, education, hypertext, Ong, technology
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MEDIA AS METAPHOR?
COMMENTARY 3: MEDIA AS METAPHOR? Reading the last two chapters of Bolter’s Writing Space I found myself wondering what does ‘writing the self’ mean?, what would be the implications of this process? Bolter (2011) immediately suggests that “it seems almost … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary 3, Uncategorized
Tagged Bolter, culture, digital literacy, digital media, literacy, mcluhan, Ong, postman, remediation, self, text, Turkle, web 2.0, writing
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Springpad Digital Resources
I have had a lot of fun experimenting with some of these tools! I have also been frustrated at being unable to access some of them too – and so have been unable to enjoy some of the productions that … Continue reading
Posted in Rip.Mix.Feed., Uncategorized
Tagged Bolter, culture, digital literacy, education, hyperlinks, media, self, springpad
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A new landscape.
In his attempt to examine the changing landscape of representation and communication, Gunther Kress’s (2005) article titled, “Gains and losses: New forms of texts, knowledge and Learning” raises many discussion points that are helpful for analyzing this field. His primary … Continue reading
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Tagged Bolter, Commentary 2, communication, Kress, literacy, media, multimodal modes of representation, postman, remediation, text
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Hypertext, a Hostile Takeover?
In his chapter “Hypertext and the Remediation of Print” Bolter (2001) contends that remediation is about redefining cultural perspectives (p.43). The big question between hypertext and print becomes whether one is more real, authentic, and natural than the other (Bolter, … Continue reading
Tagged Bolter, Bush, Commentary 2, hypertext, remediation
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EKPHRASIS – An Exploration
every reception of a work of art is both an interpretation and a performance of it, because in every reception the work takes on a fresh perspective for itself. Umberto Eco – The Open Work What lies ‘beyond’ representation would … Continue reading
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Tagged Bolter, Commentary 2, culture, ekphrasis, imagetext, Krieger, literary criticism, media, Mitchell, remediation, typography
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The Future of the Book
By annebeau | View this Toon at ToonDoo | Create your own Toon The first chapter of Jay David Bolter’s book, Writing Space: Computers, Hypertext and the Remediation of Print, points out that “today we are living in the late … Continue reading
Tagged Apple, Bolter, Commentary 2, e-books, e-readers, tablets
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Technology and the Resurgence of Orality
Features of orality are resurfacing with modern technology. Writing has been the overwhelming technology for recording information for centuries. At its inception, writing was criticized for how it would affect our mind. (Postman, 1992) It removed discourse, much of the … Continue reading →