[1050A/B] - Midterm Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (36 pages long)

• School: Western University
• Department: Media, Information and Technoculture
• Course: Media, Information and Technoculture 1050A/B
• Professor: Norma Coates

Document Summary

M e d i a , i n f o rm a t i o n a n d te c h n o c u l t u re 1 0 5 0 a / b. Answer 1: social norms that we have learned since birth - institutional state. Apparatuses (family, church, schools, government, legal system, culture, communication: a(cid:374)other (cid:374)a(cid:373)e for these (cid:862)(cid:374)or(cid:373)s(cid:863): ideology. Representing groups in the media: young people, black rights, protests. Media enables communication: one to one, one to many etc, how we communicate reflects and influences culture. Different ways of communicating through the ages: sumerian cuneiform (one of the first forms of writing, made by marks on clay, remedial writing often done by merchants, egyptian hieroglyphics. Illuminated manuscripts: printing press, telegraphy, photography, telephones, newspapers, early film, telephone line radio, recording industry etc, tvs, then cable tv. I(cid:374)ter(cid:374)et leadi(cid:374)g up to (cid:373)oder(cid:374) day (cid:449)ith mp3, laptops, pcs, et(cid:272) Photographic devices used to create affect on viewer.