Innovations in Mass Communication
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 23rd, 2010
The stream of information presented by Danah Boyd in her piece, “Streams of Content, Limited Attention: The Flow of Information through Social Media” Is one I participate in daily, but had never really considered. Boyd presents the idea that in a Web 2.0 world, information is floating by and it is up to the user [...]
Posted in abolition press on Feb 2nd, 2010
In reading about the dissident press of our past, it brings up the question – where is the dissident press now? It is obvious that the United States has evolved culturally and overcome social problems because of the publications of non-mainstream media. These small but powerful newspapers and magazines help ignite social change regarding slavery, [...]
Posted in YouTube on Jan 28th, 2010
Michael Wesch’s “Anthropological Introduction to YouTube” starts with some mind blowing statistics. What was most interesting to me was the sheer amount of content on YouTube. Wesch says, “ If all the major networks had been broadcasting 365 days a year, 24 hours a day, since they began 60 years ago, they would have produced [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 26th, 2010
The invention of the printing press spawned the idea of a mass audience. The new technologies allowed a much wider array of people to access and discuss information. This was especially true of religious groups and religious scholars. In “Early Modern Literacies” Harvey Graff discusses the impact of the printed word on religion and [...]
Posted in Printingpress on Jan 19th, 2010
The idea of creating copies from a formed mold has been in existence almost two centuries. Indeed, block printing for duplication and multiplication of works of art began during the T’ang dynasty in ancient China. According to Carter, Woodcuts and stencils were used as an effective way to spread and preserve the image of [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 14th, 2010
When thinking about the amount of technology I use on a day to day basis, it doesn’t seem like that much. However if you take away my laptop, my internet connection and my cell phone I’m sure I’d be shocked by how integrated these mediums are in my life. Dierberg and Clark highlight the [...]