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Week 5: Amanda Eckerson

I’m interested in analyzing two forms of participatory media that seek to shift power paradigms by comparing and contrasting a focus on product (films that emphasize their content’s message) and process (films that focus on an inclusionary process to shift power dynamics). I’ll be looking at Scribe as an example of a community institution that […]

Week 5: Scott Anderson

I think Kevin and I are in the same boat. We both enjoy journalism and, yet, loathe parts of it, as well.

For my paper, I’m kind of tossing around a few ideas. Also similar to Kevin, I really liked The Interview Project and how the people in it didn’t specifically set out to participate […]

Week 3 Private: Joel Arellano

The use of the Internet has both broadened and fragmented the contexts of communication. This is why the Internet can have a subversive effect on intellectual life in authoritarian regimes. But at the same time, the less formal, horizontal cross-linking of communication channels weakens the achievements of traditional media.

–Jürgen Habermas

In the […]

Week 3: Jarratt’s Private Post

Circulation is at the heart of current media’s existence. When a media text circulates it spreads. The older model that was used by the broadcast minded companies used distribution. The singular source sent out the media to the audience. Today, the audience has a hand in the process as they share and circulate media texts. […]

Week 3: Jarratt Taylor

This week’s sites have me considering how the act of listening is one of most powerful was of being participatory. Being a good listener empowers a storyteller to continue telling which allows them to dig deeper into the memory and ultimately reveal more history, emotion, and meaning. There is a sense that both parties are […]

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