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Digitization as a ‘cultural preoccupation’

By saraht, on September 30th, 2009

A utopian view of  digital education. Note the ending: how all this pans out is up to YOU.

“‘digitization as a ‘cultural preoccupation’” (Hand, 2008, p 40)

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September 30th, 2009 | Tags: , | Category: Hand, digital communities | Comments are closed

Ying-Yang

By saraht, on September 28th, 2009

Having read Hand (2008) and Poster (2006) during this week, I decided to list some of the utopian and dystopian views on digital cultures:

Digital cultures are good:

facilitate communication,

democracy,

empowerment,

information dissemination,

 ’flattening’

‘moral and spiritual regeneration’

 

Digital cultures are bad:

panopticon

‘information poverty’

‘technical obstacles’

the ‘net elite’

‘unbridled but never-ending choices’ (Hand, 2008, p 31)

Hand (2008) talks of the hyperreal usurping the real. However, if [...]

September 28th, 2009 | Tags: , , | Category: Dystopias and utopias, Hand | Comments are closed

Digital democracy – ‘making’ the news

By saraht, on September 28th, 2009

 

‘Brown left irate by “pills” questioning’ http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE58R25420090928

‘Pills’ blogger admits he doesn’t know the facts’ http://blogs.ft.com/westminster/2009/09/pills-blogger-admits-he-doesnt-know-the-facts/

This fits with what I have just been reading about.

 ‘The blogosphere and the transformation of journalism, where the ‘broad sheet’ newspapers become more like interfaces in their digital on-line forms, disperse the production of knowledge and cultural commentary among the community. [...]

September 28th, 2009 | Tags: , , | Category: Hand, digital democracy | Comments are closed