A talk on the globalisation of English.
Did you know that Einstein was dyslexic?
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Does language shape the way we think?
An interesting article about debates over the years as to whether language constricts the thoughts and feelings we can have or not.
An interesting article about debates over the years as to whether language constricts the thoughts and feelings we can have or not.
Friday, August 6, 2010
Disney(fication) Material
A few websites I bumped into when looking into Disney and Disneyfication (not vouching for their reliability, I'll leave that to you).
New Internationalist: Inside Disney's Dream Machine - Various articles on Disney(fication)
Global Media Giants - Information on the biggest media conglomerates
Media Conglomerates, Mergers, Concentration of Ownership on Global Issues Website created by Anup Shah. The site has over 550 articles and 7000 links to external articles on issues like trade, poverty and globalization, human rights, geopolitics, the environment etc. etc.
Monday, April 5, 2010
What we've been waiting for?? the iPad..
Dear Mibnacs,
after an entertaining term in the grips of media sociology for many of us, with occasional forays into the world of ebooks, I am interested to see what becomes of the iPad. An interesting clip:
I am interested to see if this does spark a whole new way of reading. I think if it is going to do better than the Kindle-y type of thing, they are going to have to start dealing with issues of copyright and ownership which have remained bleak for the average reader in the amazon. Although the apps are just awesome, I want to know that what I buy is not going to be taken back at the whim of a larger corporate interest, or some censorship debacle. But hey, if I could afford this...Additionally, how will this shape consumption? Whereas the Internet has broken the cycle of mass media (again) with user generated content, the iPad seems to return to the older "arts" of "passive" reading, although you can update and share, really long texts etc. are not the idea...As for advertising etc etc...
One medium which could get a real boost is the Newspaper? Maybe? thoughts?
after an entertaining term in the grips of media sociology for many of us, with occasional forays into the world of ebooks, I am interested to see what becomes of the iPad. An interesting clip:
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I am interested to see if this does spark a whole new way of reading. I think if it is going to do better than the Kindle-y type of thing, they are going to have to start dealing with issues of copyright and ownership which have remained bleak for the average reader in the amazon. Although the apps are just awesome, I want to know that what I buy is not going to be taken back at the whim of a larger corporate interest, or some censorship debacle. But hey, if I could afford this...Additionally, how will this shape consumption? Whereas the Internet has broken the cycle of mass media (again) with user generated content, the iPad seems to return to the older "arts" of "passive" reading, although you can update and share, really long texts etc. are not the idea...As for advertising etc etc...
One medium which could get a real boost is the Newspaper? Maybe? thoughts?
Sunday, February 28, 2010
MLA Style Guides on the Web
Found this very concise MLA style guide that has examples of most of the Works Cited entries. Probably will not solve all problems but at least it's a small help to the rrrreally complex world of the MLA Style! It has an updated version of the 7th (2009) edition of the MLA!
And here: Purdue's MLA guide - also very good!
And here: Purdue's MLA guide - also very good!
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Introduction to Modern Literary Theory
Dr. Kristi Siegel's page "Introduction to Modern Literary Theory" with short introductions + pretty extensive further references to each theory.
Saturday, February 6, 2010
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