CMST 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Umberto Eco, Egotism, Printing Press

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Communication Studies
• Course: CMST 1A03
• Professor: Faiza Hirji

Document Summary

Time-bias oral communication, media such as clay last over time through generations. Space-bias media such as papyrus or paper help to expand empires or societies. Credibility, things get understood differently, different interpretations, different literature. A lot of people had to rely on their memories in the past. Nowadays we don"t need to remember many things because it"s all on our phones for example. Inclusive; warm sense of community; same access to information. Exclusionary; not everyone has access to the story. Writing historically associated with logic, linear thinking; make sense that you follow an inherent logic. Could allow for things to be written down; everyone had access to it. Separation of authority figures from people who followed. Communication media profoundly influence civilizations (esp in west) Too much emphasis on one certain group having all the power; no balance. If you have imbalance between written and oral. Culture is strongest and most developed before fall.