In Ukraine, the unique processes of post-Soviet nation building, democratization and derussification have paralleled the proliferation of communications technology worldwide. The thriving Ukrainian blogosphere, in particular, has become fertile ground for engaging new forms of community and nationhood – but does it have the potential to become an alternative public […]
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The term of media ecology has been used in various contexts, so when we ask about the themes under the media ecology tradition, different intellectual groups might give distinct answers. One theory group has been thoroughly illustrated by Casey Man Kong Lum and many other contributors in the book “Perspectives […]
Blog title: Final Project Proposal This is a collaborative blog post with Mary Kenefake. We will be working together on our final civic media project. Our final project will be a 15-25 page paper accompanied by a 5-7 minute long video that reflects our paper’s arguments. In this sense, we […]
Conservative columnist Charles Krauthammer writes this morning in the Washington Post: To the villainy-of-the-rich theme emanating from Washington, a child is born: Occupy Wall Street. Starbucks-sipping, Levi’s-clad, iPhone-clutching protesters denounce corporate America even as they weep for Steve Jobs, corporate titan, billionaire eight times over. These indignant indolents saddled with […]
Over the last two days at the Media Lab, we have been having our biannual member’s meeting, a time for all of the lab’s sponsors to stop by, look at our work, and to participate in talks and sessions about the big issues for technology, business and the future. Hashtag: […]