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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
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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
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Tagged Bolter, culture, digital literacy, digital media, literacy, mcluhan, Ong, postman, remediation, self, text, Turkle, web 2.0, writing
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Wrestling with Remediation
Throughout our fourth module, the term remediation – and the concept of it – has stuck with me the most. In J. D. Bolter’s book, Writing Space, the inferred definition could be “change with some kind of clash or one-upmanship” … Continue reading
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Tagged Commentary 2, communication, culture, Future, hypertext, literacy, mcluhan, Ong, orality, postman, remediation, technology, text, text technology, writing
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The Printing Press: Intoxication of Knowledge
We should note the force, effect, and consequences of inventions which are nowhere more conspicuous than those three which were unknown to the ancients, namely printing, gunpowder, and the compass. For these three have changed the appearance and state of … Continue reading
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Tagged Bacon, culture, Eisenstien, galileo, history of science, mcluhan, Mirandola, Ong, printing press, renaissance, technology, typography
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The Original RT – Radio to Television
Introduction Today, the Internet commands so much attention that it is easy to forget about pre-established channels of media that are mixed up within its melting pot: radio and television. Although not a purely direct line, we would not have … Continue reading
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Tagged communication, culture, language, literacy, mcluhan, media, Ong, orality, technology
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On Paper and Pen
Introduction Today, both paper and pens are a ubiquitous and affordable resource. Pens may carry a cultural value when given as special gifts, yet others are discarded at the first sign of malfunction. Historians have tended to subsume the history … Continue reading
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Tagged literacy, Ong, paper, pen, printing press, research, technological determinism, technology, writing
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The Great Leaders’ Technophobia
Upon my visit to the Grand People’s Library in Pyongyang, I saw a room with people accessing information for free, in a public place. I was excited. I wanted to use the North Korean Intranet. My handler set out to help … Continue reading
Tagged Commentary 1, O'Donnell, Ong, postman, Thamus
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From Orality to Print: How Memory Aids Saved the Epic Tale
In his book, Orality and Literacy, Walter J. Ong compares the differences between how oral and literate cultures communicate knowledge. Chapter 3 specifically addresses the qualities of primary oral cultures in contrast to the chirographic, typographic and literate cultures of … Continue reading
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Is Determinism Too Determined?
Is Determinism Too Determined? Introduction Ong (1982) poses that the technology of writing enables us to reach our full potential, that we can gain a higher consciousness, and to “live and to understand fully, we need proximity but also distance” … Continue reading
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 →