Monthly Archives: March 2015

Barthes Studium and Punctum form “Camera Lucida” Studium On the surface, the photograph above is quite explanatory; people raising their hands as the sun sets in the background. Although we don’t know why the hands are being raised, we understand … Continue reading →

1.    2. My first image is an example of Studium because the background is blurred and the picture focuses on the man. As a spectator, my evaluation of the intentions of the operator, the photographer,  is that he wanted to take … Continue reading →

                At first, I found it quite difficult to grasp the idea of “studium” until I finally understood it. Once I was romanticized by the word, the only image that came to me … Continue reading →

This graffiti was done by the infamous Bansky. One of the worlds most renowned and anonymous artists. His works canvas the sidewalks from London to Israel and take on various political and social issues. Rage The Flower Thrower is nothing short of … Continue reading →

Oral culture has been destroyed by print technology. Everything starting from man has been homo to a usual conformity. If you’re not homogenized, you’re almost like the outcast. Men were alienated if they weren’t part of the norm. Women were … Continue reading →

Readings for class: Barthes studium and punctum from “Camera Lucida,” Barlow and Leston “For the Love of Zoe.” Here is the Barthes’ excerpt. It’s also in the dropbox. Print out the Barthes piece and bring to class. Make sure you … Continue reading →

This article, “Orality and Literacy” by Walter J. Ong was a very interesting reading. Technology has become apart of our everyday lives and we use it everyday making human daily tasks more simple and easier as ever. How I view … Continue reading →

Blog Post #5 and #6 “The interiorization of the technology of the phonetic alphabet translates man from the magical world of the ear to the neutral visual world.” The chapter highlights the difference between non-literate natives and literate natives and … Continue reading →

The Postman article is posted. Please go to readings and access it from there. Make sure to print it out and have it with you in class. We’ll be having a standard, 10 question quiz at the beginning of class. … Continue reading →

In the novel “Gutenberg Galaxy” I’d have to say that I found the entry “In antiquity and the Middle Ages reading was necessarily reading aloud” (page 94) excruciatingly interesting. To summarize and tell you what the text is about is … Continue reading →

1. “Schizophrenia may be a necessary consequence of literacy” I believe this entry in  Gutenberg Galaxy, highlights the idea that due to literacy we have created people with a split personality. But in this creation the two personalities thrive off of … Continue reading →

Dear Students, I look forward to seeing everyone on Tuesday, 3/10. This blog post should clarify what’s going on and get us caught up. Let me start with some basic announcements and then your blog post assignment due on the … Continue reading →

Hi Folks, We ran out of time before I could discuss the blog post in class that would have been due this week. We have such a small class and we were missing a couple of folks, so I’m going … Continue reading →

In the class we have discussed the power of speaking in literate cultures and non-literate cultures however we have failed to shed light on the deaf population. We have not mentioned the people whom are unable to hear and listen. We … Continue reading →