J 201 Chapter 12: Ch. 12 J201 Notes
17 Nov 2017
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Media are central to organizing the symbolic structure of cities the architecture of our cities. As media become more mobile, interactive and persuasive, they become a part of. Digital networks enable decentralized and heterogeneous social structures. We embed ourselves within social relations and flows of culture that are. How media organize life in urban space: Media play a critical role in representing urban space and life. Media facilitate power relationships within urban space. Media are central to being seen and felt in urban space. Media technologies are used by corporations, governments and individuals to monitor life in the city. A super-elite who control networks and connectivity in general, setting the terms on which others connect and interact. And info rich elite who are connected to info networks and are able to use the to acquire cultural, commercial and political capital, but don"t control the network. Disconnected underclass with little or no meaningful access to the network.
