Technological Determinism
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Marshall McLuhan'ın Hayatı, Kavramları ve "Araç Mesajdır" mottosu üzerine Doktora Dersi Sunumu
In this co-authored chapter Alex Ruthmann, Clint Randles, Matthew Thibeault, and I provide multiple perspectives on the notion of technological determinism in relation to music education. Throughout the chapter I situate the issue of... more
Marshall Herbert McLuhan (1911-1980) was a Canadian writer and communication expert. He was quite famous for a lot of quotes and aphorisms, and, in 1960s, was celebrated for his catchphrase "the medium is the message."McLuhan's reasoning... more
A Brazilian Portuguese translation of my book Digital Media and Society
In the last few decades, so-called ‘new’ media has enabled a proliferation of writing platforms from e-books, blogging to online self-publishing. In response to the established ‘norm’ of digital writing, numerous writers have returned to... more
Podstawowy problem książki to pytanie, jaką koncepcję podmiotu poznania przyjąć, aby właściwie rozumieć tezy formułowane w obrębie teorii komunikacji społecznej z Toronto. Celem prowadzonych tu analiz jest wskazanie takiego narzędzia... more
This article discusses digitization weaknesses, biases, and mal- functions to challenge popular, almost hegemonic visions of contemporary technologies. By focusing on examples provided by recent mediated cases, controversies, and critical... more
Tras el tópico “no se le pueden poner puertas al campo” y otros similares tan repetidos en los medios de comunicación cuando se anuncian avances tecnológicos preocupantes para la opinión pública se esconde un determinismo tecnológico... more
La série Black Mirror, qui questionne, au travers d'intrigues indépendantes les unes des autres, notre rapport contemporain à la technologie, connaît depuis sa création un succès notable. Après son rachat par Netflix, la série trouve un... more
Recent initiatives by for-profit corporations and funding measures instituted by governments intend to support the preparation of students for careers in computer science and technology. Although such initiatives and measures can indeed... more
REVIEWS "White has provided a ground-breaking examination of the implications of digital media for the fundamental workings of society. Its international perspective makes this new classic required reading for any serious student of... more
This chapter assesses the future trends and trajectory of the optical media piracy. It traces briefly the development of media piracy from the VCR technology using the cassette format to the current digital and nanotechnology using the... more
This thesis is concerned with the design and development of British infantry rifles. The specific weapons considered are the Lee-Metford (LEME) first introduced in 1888; the Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE) brought into service in 1904;... more
Recently, the notion of alternative facts rose to popularity due to its usage by U.S. Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway after American President Donald Trump’s inauguration last January 2017. The terminology spread not just in... more
Can social media create a revolution? Certainly the first cyber-gypsies thought so. Hippies and radicals flocked to join the world’s first online community, the Well, in 1985 (Sinha, 1999). In the thirty years since then, the Internet has... more
Di dalam makalah ini akan membincangkan tentang perubahan yang berlaku terhadap pekerjaan khususnya usahawan atau peniaga. Pada bahagian pertama, perubahan pekerjaan ini dilihat dari sudut teori. Beberapa teori telah diambil sebagai... more
Marshall McLuhan & Walter Ong are significant figures in communication and media ecology studies. While Ong studied under McLuhan, he believed in communication technology as an evolutionary benefit, while McLuhan warned of its idolatry.... more
The purpose of this article is to interrogate Marx’s analysis of the circulation of capital through the ‘new materialist’ communications and media theory of Friedrich Kittler. It explores the connections between Marx’s commodity fetish... more
It is proposed that the ultimate cause of much historical, social and cultural change is the gradual accumulation of human knowledge of the environment. Human beings use the materials in their environment to meet their needs and increased... more
This paper argues that research on the educational uses of technology frequently overemphasizes the influence of technology. Research in the field is considered a form of critical perspective, and assumptions about technology are... more
Based on an in-depth examination of the original writings of Mohandas Gandhi, spanning over 98 volumes, and the compendium of works by his associates J. C. Kumarappa and Vinoba Bhave, this article explores the technoscientific notions of... more
This course explores the philosophy of technology. We will examine such questions as: How do we define technology? Is technology value-neutral or does it have values “built into” it? Does technology evolve on its own, or does its... more
In 2015, three teenage girls from London were recruited by ISIS via social media. British news discourse focused on the role of gender and technology in their recruitment. Through the lens of technological fetishism's intersection with... more
From contaminated water pipes to social media manipulation to sinking cities, infrastructures increasingly appear at the heart of cultural, political, and environmental crises. As a technique of governance, infrastructures delegate... more
This article describes an instrument developed by the author for improvised electroacoustic performances: fXfD. It first describes the conditions that led to the design of this instrument , contextualizing it with the no-input practice. A... more
Despite no shortage of thoughtful analysis concerning how to more democratically develop and assess new technologies, practical progress toward democratized innovation has been paltry. This state of affairs suggests that the barriers to... more
Technology is part of the society and culture in which it develops. In this context, thinking of technology as a privileged actor brings many misunderstandings. But as Williams (1989: 125) said, “every new technology infects the mind with... more
his is a post-print*, author-amended PDF of a chapter accepted for publication in the following book edited by Harris Breslow and Aris Mousoutzanis: "Cybercultures: Mediations of Community, Culture, Politics," published 2012 at Rodopi... more
This paper identifies a significant gap in existing work within the field of educational technology—the failure to explain technology theoretically—and proposes an agenda for addressing this. While there are discussions of theory within... more
The purpose of the article is to justify the appropriateness of studying media in general and new media in particular in the context of culturology. The research methodology consisted in the theoretical foundations of Leslie Whiteʼs... more
Classic authors in nations and nationalisms studies recognize mainstream media as crucial for the construction of nations and spread of nationalisms. While the media landscape in their works is confined to traditional media, in this... more
Growth of the Internet is reshaping several industries, including media. Media visionary Marshall McLuhan described Internet as a cool technology which will encourage interactivity, participation and contribution. This study aims at... more
A Slovenian translation of 'Black Forest Theory of the Internet.' Written for Andrej Skufca's exhibition Black Market http://futuraprague.com/en/karlin-studios/event/440-andrej-skufca-black-market--zero-hedge