CMNS 348 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Socioeconomics, Latin, Hard Power
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Historical context of international communication: major issues in the development of communication. Week 5: media history1@october 29, 2020 11:35 pm: oral communication (1000bc - mid 15th century) ruling classes occupied the communication processes and tools. Latin language, bible texts: written communication (since 15th c) Impact of the print era: the first mass medium possible bc the printing press allowed mass production and mass marketing, basis for the reformation. Week 5: media history2media history: foundations of nation-state able to know ppl out of imagined communities through books, bible, newspapers, establishment of modern capitalism introducing mass production, electronic era (since 1844) made network between people. Week 5: media history3: impact of telegraph: future technology became omen for future tech developments (phone, fax, internet) Path dependency: continued use of a product or practice based on historical preference easier and more cost-effective to continue along a set path (e. x. typewriter > keyboard: telephone (1877)
