MEDIAST 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: System On A Chip, Infor
28 Mar 2017
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Small optics = normal human perception (near vs horizon) Big optics are real time transmission of visual infor across vast distances. Eliminates meaning and wonder of distance (being alone and far away from people) Destructive touch (drones and seeing destruction from far away) Way we differentiate ourselves from one another. Way we think we are and how others may think of us. Form of self-portraiture captured via mobile digital cameras. The self: tells us about a real person/identity. Understood to be both spontaneous/authentic and rehearsed/staged. Taken during opportune moments for ideal capture. Photographers and viewer trust the tech for accuracy. Tech facilitate new forms of image capture. Self: rear facing cameras for better selfie positioning. Tech help establish selfie aesthetic with arms length physical orientation. Selfie loss of control of image once online. Discourse perpetuating dominant ideology genders the selfie as feminine. In doing so its used as a means to define and judge young womanhood.
