Media, Information and Technoculture 2500A/B Study Guide - Final Guide: Digital Commons, Loop Gain, Cybernetics

• School: Western University
• Department: Media, Information and Technoculture
• Course: Media, Information and Technoculture 2500A/B
• Professor: Warren Steele

Document Summary

Actor-network theory: treats objects as part of the social network, explores the relational ties within a network, puts people and things on the same level. Assemblage: collection or gathering of things or people. Centralization: process by which activities become concentrated within a particular location. Commons: resources accessible to all members of society; applies to natural commons and digital commons, digital commons favours use and reuse, rather than to exchange as a commodity. Cyborg: being with both biological and mechanical parts, has restored function or enhanced abilities due to the integration of artificial components or technologies. Denotation: literal or primary meaning of a word. Key terms: refers to the signifier has a form that people can see/touch/hear/smell/feel, ex: red rose with green stem, ex: brown cross. Enclosure: opposite of commons, use of land becomes restricted to owner, and ceases to be land for commons.