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Part 1 Paywalls: This technology limits access to content, those who can afford it are given access while others are not. Many credible news sites such as the New York Times or Wall Street Journal require users to pay for … Continue reading →

McLuhan inspired “art” cave__scodrington.docx Part 2  The 3 technologies I chose are the telephone, the digital camera, and the omny card.   The telephone changed the concept of space between people. Its intended use was for business, but it was used … Continue reading →

I would like to explore technology  from a primitive standpoint or an earlier prospective. Such as horses at one point being our main mode of transportation to automobiles to now self driving cars. Before the microwave, how was food re-heated. … 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 →

McLuhan Drawing #2 The technology I would like to work on for this project is Bluetooth, laptops (or computers), printers, video game systems, cars, and/or scooters. I decided to go with a wide variety now and try to narrow them … Continue reading →

I would love to explore/ show interest in Apple, Robots, and Bluetooth. I choose these because I always am wondering about our future and what life will be like. For example the Apple vision pro is coming out, how is … Continue reading →

When it came to jotting down my ideas about what technologies and media I wanted to research it was hard to decide on three technologies due to how intrigued I am with a few of them. The three that I … Continue reading →

Mcluhan drawing part 2   I would like to research the iPhone, windows laptop and PC, the television and gaming systems.The reason i want to do my projects on these is because I currently own all of these and want … Continue reading →

language and Technology Narrative part 2 – Copy – Copy – Copy

tech_lit narrative CamScanner 09-21-2023 14.14 The idea that I was getting at with the drawing is McLuhan’s ideas of hot and cool media. While watching TV McLuhan talks about the strange paradox of how the viewers high involvement with images … Continue reading →

Tech Lit Narrative McLuhan Drawing

Drawing Tech Lit Narrative

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Link for the image Link for the essay  

McLuhan Drawing My Story with Language and Technology

Blog 3 (1)

Attached is both my Image and Tech-lit Essay https://docs.google.com/document/d/1h6P-FqR21myu0QhOwrYpAP3Yn5scSONnYx1HS-RYLjI/edit  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e_1YttfLWVkza85G39PizqLo9FDlVuMUoaC63gZfPxE/edit  

ENG 1710 final narrative 1 McLuhan drawing

blog post #3

tech lit draft

language and Technology Narrative – Copy – Copy

Attached is my incomplete draft, In regards to the McLuhan reading, the formatting was a bit to comb through so I do have questions about that overall. Also, just a bit more clarification on him in general.

Part 1: It seems McLuhan was an eccentric man. I remember hearing that most smart people are eccentric, so it makes sense. I am curious on his thought process and how he seems to be able to see ahead of … Continue reading →

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Part 1: 1. Did McLuhan not have a clear, thesis, viewpoint, or linear structure in his writing because it would defeat the point that he is trying to make? (what he is saying does not matter because the medium is … Continue reading →

This photo was on page 28. This article was interesting and has a lot of great points throughout the storyline. The main point was him saying the medium is the message. McLuhan redefines the “message” of a medium at any … Continue reading →

1. Why haven’t heard anyone refer to him before? 2. I appreciate McLuhan multidimensional approach of looking at things from several view points. 3. his point about stepping back from the newspaper and seeing it as an a environment is … Continue reading →

If McLuhan is so widely praised, why is he so underrated? How did the Wired Articles misinterpret McLuhan’s teachings? What did McLuhan mean by “The medium is the message?” What was the cause for McLuhan’s way of thinking? What was … Continue reading →

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 →

tech lit draft__sybilcodrington Part 1  Who did these graphics?  Why did Newt Gingrich discount McLuhan and who is McGovernik? (pg. 10)  What does McLuhan mean by “retribalized man”? (pg. 33)  Who were his critics? (pg. 35)  I may have to … Continue reading →

ENG 1710 tech lit narrative McLuhan had an interesting approach to answering questions. He never had a fixed answer to questions and preferred to observe things in a multidimensional way. Things aren’t simple and there almost isn’t always a single … Continue reading →

The Postman gives his perspective on technology through 5 thoughtful points. The first point being there’s advantages and disadvantages to technology. The second point is this advantages and disadvantages are never distributed equally. The Postman goes on to state the … Continue reading →

Tech-Lit Draft #1 McLuhan’s reading presented various factors that aligned w ith his past and beliefs. It gave a clear representation of the meaning behind a medium and a message. As I read these few pages I got an inside … Continue reading →

ENG 1710 narrative 1 1. How did McLuhan still have such an influence even years after his passing? 2. Why did people dislike McLuhan so much? 3. Despite help tech evolve, why would be againist if he was still alive … Continue reading →

Neil Postman speaks about how technological changes of one era do not make the previous ones irrelevant in “Five Things We Need to Know About Technological Change.” Postman’s first idea is that all technological changes have advantages and disadvantages. There … Continue reading →

“Five Ideas to Know about Technological Change” by Neil Postman cautions the reader that the advance of technology can be dangerous and has been proven to be detrimental in some cases. Neil Postman states there are five ideas to keep … Continue reading →

In “Five Ideas to Know about Technological Change,” Niel Postman discusses his five ideas that expand on the changes technology and technical advances will bring about. Rather than explaining the advantages, Postman refers to the results and gives warnings that … Continue reading →

In Postmans “Five Things We Need to Know About Technological Change” he discusses technology and technological progress as a whole. Within his analysis he discusses five points about technology and how it affects humans and society. The first point postman … Continue reading →

One of the five major points of Postman’s article is that we always have to pay a price for technology for example when the iPhone first came out it was $499 now the newest model which is the iPhone 14 … Continue reading →

“Five Ideas to Know about Technological Change” By Niel Postman reads like a philosophical duality article on five main changes technology and technical advances will bring about. Postman first argues that tech is an immense trade-off for a cultural society. … 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 →

The “Five Things We Need to Know About Technological Change” by Neil Postman urges us to be critical of technological advancement and consider who and what these technologies serve and the greater effects they have on culture and society. Firstly, … Continue reading →

             The reading “Five Things We Need to Know About Technological Change” goes in-depth with five ideas and examples that Niel Postman felt we needed to know when it comes to technological change throughout time. … Continue reading →

The first idea was that technological changes was that it was a trade off, meaning imbalance can occur while its happening. Postman is stating that they are pros and cons in technology. One examples was automobile, the pros is that … Continue reading →

ENG1710-Reflective-FromThenTilNow

What inspired you to delve into the study of heuristics, and how do you see its practical applications in everyday life? I chose this question because I am curious about his thoughts on the importance of understanding heuristics in decision-making … Continue reading →

For Ulmer: Cabaret Academy How has the Academy of Electracy evolved and adapted to the increasing role of virtual reality, and how has this impacted the way that students are taught and engaged with new materials? I asked this question … Continue reading →

For Ulmer: In your article, you briefly mentioned the importance of practicing self-compassion. Can you share some tips or strategies for people who struggle with self-criticism and find it difficult to be kind to themselves? I came up with this … Continue reading →

For Ulmer: What inspired you to delve into the study of heuristics, and how do you see its practical applications in everyday life? I chose this question because I am curious about his thoughts on the importance of understanding heuristics … Continue reading →

For Ulmer: In the third paragraph of your essay, you argue that technology has improved communication by “allowing us to easily connect with people from all around the world.” Could you provide some specific examples of how technology has fostered … Continue reading →

Elmer’s “Surveillance After Foucault”: Elmer’s work explores the concept of surveillance in contemporary society, and how it has evolved beyond the models of power and discipline described by Foucault. In this way, his work can be related to my image, … Continue reading →

Turkle’s “Computers Change”: Literally: In “Computers Change,” Turkle describes how the use of technology has transformed our relationship with information and how we communicate. She notes that technology has enabled us to access and process information in new ways but … Continue reading →

Thompson: “Sound, Modernity, History” Quote: “The possibility of the recording of sound was to prove one of the decisive technologies of modernity.” Relation: Thompson’s quote highlights the significance of sound recording technology as a transformative technology in modern society. Prior … Continue reading →

For my exploratory project, I thought about what different technologies are a part of, and influence, my everyday life. So, I decided on the television, GPS, and AI. These technologies have played, and will play, major roles in my life. … Continue reading →

Dear Professor Leston, Attached to this blog post is my final reflection of the semester. Thank you for this insight and interesting semester. I hope to encounter you once again before my anticipated graduation. Thank you for your teachings and … Continue reading →

Thank you for a great semester! Happy Holidays! Final Reflection

Final Reflection Happy Holidays everyone!

FINAL REFLECTION

Thank you for all the knowledge you gave me throughout this semester. This class was difficult, but it wasn’t impossible to get through. It was clear as to what you wanted for any assignments. You were open and honest when … Continue reading →

Final letter for English

My Question was ‘Although you think that electracy is the future, do you think it is the demise of our motivation?’ He began by expressing that we are already an electorate. That we have been exposed in many ways to … Continue reading →

My question to Professor Ulmer was, “How can we use electracy and its elements, attraction and repulsion, as a tool to address the Anthropocene?” He answered the question starting with describing the Anthropocene being a combination of all disasters rolled … Continue reading →

My question to Professor Ulmer was: Does electracy emerge from adding emotional value (sentiment and nostalgia) to the metaphysical world? I was happy to hear Professor Ulmer’s response to this question as it cleared up some of the ideas I … Continue reading →

My question to Greg Ulmer was “Is the Era of electracy affecting our mental health negatively? If yes, what steps can we take to prevent future damage? Professor Ulmer answered the question comprehensively. For example, he began answering the question … Continue reading →

The question I asked Professor Ulmer was: how can we resist the negative portions of electracy that impacts our everyday life in society? The answer I received was a bit confusing until I heard that we can’t avoid the negative … Continue reading →

My question to Ulmer was Will digital education continue to corrupt the minds of students  and deter them away from traditional learning establishments? When asking this question to Ulmer, his response was that there would be a change of curriculum … Continue reading →

Do you think there will be another tier (ex:religion) that changes electracy? And will one of the tiers fade out?  I asked this question because I think things are changing everyday and I wonder what will pop up in the … Continue reading →

Question | Although you think that electracy is the future, do you think it is the demise of our motivation? When it comes to how Ulmer wrote about electracy, he wrote it in a way that would be the way of … Continue reading →

Question: How can we resist the manifestation of negative portions of electracy that impacts our everyday life in society? What is acceptable is society over the last few decades has caused individuals to overuse technology and other habits. We do … Continue reading →

Will electracy in digital education continue to corrupt the minds of students and deter them away from traditional learning establishments? I ask this question because I know that technology came to the rescue during the pandemic lockdowns. Some students continued … Continue reading →

Is electracy affecting our mental health negatively? I tend to ask myself this question a lot since we are exposed to many visions and things on the internet. So, often I wonder if being exposed to this much information is … Continue reading →

Q: Does electracy emerge from adding emotional value (sentiment and nostalgia) to the metaphysical world?  I find myself thinking whether electracy is bound to happen or whether we steer the wheel and add emotional value to the metaphysical world, thus … Continue reading →

How will electracy shape society? I ask this question because the foundation of electracy seems to be based on human desire and the advancement of technology to fulfill these desires. If society becomes shaped less on what’s needed for our … Continue reading →

Cabaret Academy “Sensation metaphysics, augmented in digital technology, builds out the human demand for self-stimulation, the appetites of sensory organs (the lamella) engaged through consumption of every kind, from drugs, coffee, spice, to body to body replication of behavior accomplished … Continue reading →

Ulmer:  What purpose does the cabaret serve in electric and how does it further the explanation of electric? (Cabaret Academy) Does the concept/genre of mystory still exist in electracy of education and other interpersonal experiences within a student’s life? (Theming … Continue reading →

Questions for Ulmer: Cabaret Academy If electracy stands as the apparatus for “accidents of the flesh,” can it be said that literacy was the first apparatus creating it? I ask this question because I believe as humans when we do … Continue reading →

Cabaret Academy Question | Do you think that electorate metaphysics can be affected when it comes to the idea of flesh and emotions as you kind of suggested when it comes to electracy? “The key for electorate metaphysics is that this … Continue reading →

Cabaret Academy Q: Does an idea become electorate once the perception of the preceding paradigm is altered, reimagined, or transformed in the eyes of another? Q: Does electracy emerge from the addition of emotional value (sentiment and nostalgia) to the … Continue reading →

Cabaret Academy: How does our exploration into flesh relate with electracy? Why: “by exploiting the little sensation” and “the feeling of being alive”, flesh is connected to electracy. When Ulmer talks about this, he mentions a story of a memory … Continue reading →

I chose this Adderall ad because I feel like medication is given so easily to people without question and in the end it can really affect and ruin so many lives. I do believe in the use of drugs but … Continue reading →

BP#8 by Naila: “Would you think of electracy as a paradigm shift?” This question helps in my understanding of electracy because I’ve thought of electracy as being a reset tool. I feel that electracy, unlike orality and literacy, is meant … Continue reading →

Would you think of electracy as a paradigm shift? By Naila Naila’s explanation  Ulmer states, “Socrates is a syncretic figure, partly oral, partly literate, the first person to experience Self.” I am a firm believer in Kuhn’s concept of paradigm … Continue reading →

“Is corporate capitalism in the emerging era of electracy steering us towards a “paradigmatic abjection,” preventing us from shifting to a change of world order through the entire shift of electracy?” Naila Electracy seems to have a lot of negativity … Continue reading →

1. Is electracy an apparatus meant to challenge self-actualization and return society to a collective/community form, similar to when orality was the main form of communication? (Sandy Fougeres) I think this question is significant because Ulmer’s idea is about pushing … Continue reading →

“Literacy put true/false into a machine and gifted it to electracy, to be applied in emergent ways, just as orality put speech into writing and gifted it to literacy. The object of electracy is das Dings, to use Freud’s term, … Continue reading →

Ulmer’s Question: Do you think that our intake of social media is the reason why electracy is the way that it is? Like does he think that electracy would be at a much greater level of power if social media … Continue reading →

Ulmer:  Q: What characteristics define the human visceral appetite?  Ulmer explains that the human visceral appetite is define by the human concept of attraction and repulsion. But I am really unclear and unsure what the message he’s trying to convey … Continue reading →

Ulmer Question: Considering corporation and commodity is the institution and the make up of electracy, would you say that electracy has been fully integrated within society? If not, what would that look like? I ask this because in society now … Continue reading →

The Visceral Turn Q: Is corporate capitalism in the emerging era of electracy steering us towards a “paradigmatic abjection,” preventing us from shifting to a change of world order through the entire shift of electracy? Q: Also, is mass entertainment … Continue reading →

Elija’s Culture Jam and BP 10

“Language usage is a reflection of consciousness. Thus the future of language is connected to the ever-evolving state of human awareness.” – The Future of Language “Thinking clearly sometimes requires unbraiding our language.” -The Ecstasy of Language “Little of beauty … Continue reading →

ULMER: Visceral question- How can we shift away from a negative dimension of electracy and into a better society? Why- because Ulmer writes about identity dimension of electracy and later talks about the manipulation of media. All of these derives … Continue reading →

Its official  “Our tenure on earth is short,but we are definitely a successful species,so successful that we are nwo regrettably driving everything else extinct.if radiation follow an extinction event is tied to the event itself,then species that are resistant to … Continue reading →

Questions for Ulmer Heuretics: When will the ISA fully adopt electracy? I ask this because society has been operating between orality and literacy, with the merging of technology over the years. However, the ISA being family, church, school and media, … Continue reading →

culture jam and post #9

Ulmer Paper Questions: Will there ever be achieved human essence through the constant changing of choice, productivity, and virtues through the eyes of the laws of nature?  I’m asking this because Ulmer says that “Human essence is happiness, but may … Continue reading →

Creative Detournement: An artistic practice conceived by the Situationists for transforming artworks by creatively disfiguring them. (https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095713704)  This is an example of creative detournement as this images represents the the unhealthy effects people are experiencing by eating McDonalds. Culture Jamming: A … Continue reading →

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