CS100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Formal Language
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Historiography: a study of how history has come to be understood in the way it has. Periodization of history: generalization of a period of time. Western-centric: resea(cid:396)ch i(cid:374) histo(cid:396)y ca(cid:374)"t all be attainable because of language barriers, foreign concepts, etc. Inherently interdisciplinary: various different approaches to comm. Administrative strain: government agency, corporation, institutional, explores the effects of media with the goal of making it of more effective use. Critical strain: concerned with society rather than individuals, questions asked are concerned with broader social issues, deals more with technology & culture, generally focused on the relationship of communication and the power of knowledge. But, clearly show evidence of communication through media.
