Media, Information and Technoculture 2500A/B Lecture Notes - Industrial Revolution, Social Progress, American Exceptionalism

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

Document Summary

October 5, 2011: progress: foundations, what is enlightenment, 1st industrial revolution, progress = gift, progress = property, 2nd industrial revolution, progress is property, progress is sublime, consuming is sublime, toffler. There is not just one type of power; it is all drawn together by progress and technology. Moving technology from a gift to property. Progress: progression or advancement to move forward. America is known as new jerusalem a place of new beginnings. Enlightenment: human mastery, about human creation over people, nature, etc. Based on the idea of reason, rationality and thinking. Decline of the church printing press, taking power away from church and monarchy. Rise of literacy, reason, human focus, education, and technology!! Enlightenment is human focused, tied to democratic governing, the decline of the church and monarchy. Introduction of new forms of power (water, steam, etc) ways we can harness nature better.