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"Dialogue is mutual search for a new reality, not debate to win with stronger arguments. In a dialogue propositions are pointers toward a common new reality; not against each other to win a verbal battle, but complementing each other in an effort to accommodate legitimate goals of all parties, inspired by theories and values, and constructive-creative-concrete enough to become a causa finalis". Galtuung


"I use the concept of affect as away of talking about a margin of manouverability, the 'where we might be able to go' and 'what we might be able to do' in every present situation. I guess 'affect' is a word I use for 'hope': Massumi


"A discourse is a system of words, actions, rules, beliefs, and institutions that share common values. Particular discourses sustain particular worldviews. We might even think of a discourse as a worldview in action. Discourses tend to be invisible--taken for granted as part of the fabric of reality."Fairclough


Emergence is “the principle that entities exhibit properties which are meaningful only when attributed to the whole, not to its parts.” Checkland


"What the designer cares about is whether the user perceives that some action is possible (or in the case of perceived non-affordances, not possible)." Norman




Monday, 19 July 2010

Hula Hoop or contraceptive pill? Misunderstanding the nature of the social impact of technology - Institutional Repository

Hula Hoop or contraceptive pill? Misunderstanding the nature of the social impact of technology - Institutional Repository

Abstract

In assessing the impact of technological change in the media it is necessary to privilege social context. Hyperbolic assesssments of impact which ignore the social sphere are inadequate. Passend zum Thema des Hefts verwahrt sich Brian Winston in der Rubrik „Fokus Medienumbrüche“ mit seinem Beitrag „Hula Hoop or Contraceptive Pill?“ am Beispiel des Internets gegen eine technikdeterministische Sicht auf sozialen Wandel.

Item Type:Article
Keywords:media technology, technicism
Subjects:P Mass Communications and Documentation > P300 Media studies
P Mass Communications and Documentation > P410 Electronic Publishing
Divisions:Media, Humanities & Technology > Lincoln School of Media
ID Code:2157
Deposited By:Brian Winston
Deposited On:29 Jan 2010 09:53
Last Modified:22 Feb 2010 15:18
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