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I plan to look into making a culture jam about gender roles since we have discussed Haraway’s “Cyborg Manifesto” and its metaphor for the role of gender and identity. Traditional gender roles are often shown in media which can be … Continue reading →

“The Border Patrol State” by Leslie Marmon Silko talks about the border region and the regulations on the “border state patrol” placed by law enforcement on immigration which results in the dehumanizing and criminalizing of marginalized groups. From page 4 … Continue reading →

I took Haraway’s A Cyborg Manifesto as a deep dive into cyborg functionality and the cybernetic world. On page 3, it states, “The cyborg is a creature in a post-gender world; it has no truck with bisexuality, pre-oedipal, symbiosis, unalienated … Continue reading →

Group 3’s question Ashiley Thomas Hanna Taveras Explain whether or not search engines have a negative impact on our culture’s ability to retain information. When Jay David Bolter talks about remediation, he is talking about how over time, media does … Continue reading →

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Jay David Bolter’s “The Electronic Book”, calls attention to the change in digital technology and defines hypertext as digital writing and moving information digitally in a non-linear way. On page 10 (92), “The computers, storage devices, and communications equipment must … Continue reading →

After what we discussed in class, I would like to add smoother transitions and also clarify my points. After discussing how well you can incorporate McLuhan versus when you do it. I also want to work on broadening my responses … Continue reading →

Link to McLuhan art Some of the technology I would like to do more research on would be the first iPhone which was released in 2007 (iPhone 2G), the first gaming console, the Magnavox Odyssey which was released in 1972, … Continue reading →

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Part 1:  Each image is unique but hard to interpret its meaning. 2.  How did people misinterpret McLuhan’s teachings? 3. Why did they feel like there was nothing to gain from McLuhan’s reading? 4. Does the image on page 19 … Continue reading →

Neil Postman’s “Five Things We Need to Know About Technological Change” talks about the results of technological advancements throughout the year. Postman mentions five key points which are always paying a price in exchange for technology, the accessibility, bias, and … Continue reading →