Week 4 Media/Environment

This week I had planned on screening Koyaanisqatsi, an incredible film but rather dense and operatic. In light of ramping up political campaigns, the news media blizzard of financial crises, and skirting up against political discussions in class, I am most likely going to screen a more confrontational piece that was scheduled for later in the semester called "The End of suburbia."

I encourage everyone in class to investigate this issue either through links provided, or on your own, and post a response comment here. We'll revisit Koyaanisqatsi in upcoming weeks.

Fresh Air with New York Times' Thomas Friedman- response to 

"drill baby drill" worth listening to the whole thing here-

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94385403

other relevant links:

Peak oil primer and links | Energy Bulletin

Peak Oil Debunked

Peak Oil: Life After the Oil Crash

week 3 Digital Ethnography

This week we listened to student's media memoirs, discussed higher education as a credential, the conspicuous absence of video games in peoples' memoirs, watched Michael Wesch's presentation to the Library of Congress on youtube and digital ethnography.

Looking forward to insightful posts reflecting on readings, screenings, synthesizing ideas, relating to links, new content, anything.....

new posts?

i think the way this is set up right now, maybe I am the only one who can start a new post.

let me look into it.- i have a new post button/link in the upper right after logging in-

do you get that?- 

i just looked it up, if you send me your email (blowthewhistle@mac.com)

i can add your email to the list of people who can post.

just send your email in the body of the message with the message

please add me to mediascuba blog, and i'll paste you in.

thanks

g.

media diet/glover

glover

weds aug 27

wake-

7:15 am-7:30 reading novel Feed

9:30 am to 10:45 car radio scan. 20 mins on Burlington Techno station, 10-15 minutes on 'air-one' (erehwon) christian rock station, 20 mins +/- on glenn beck listening to response to last nights hillary clinton speech.

afternoon-approx 30 minutes on and off facebook trading messages with some old friends who found me.

evening/after dinner approx 30 minutes shopping vermont craigslist for some things

8:30-9pm reading aloud garth nix novel to my son

9:30-11 tivo of demo nat convention clinton and biden speeches, followed by some daily show

11-12:30 syllabus development work laced with email and web multitasking

12:34 bed