Week 1 April 19 - Control and Regulation of the Internet
This topic could be discussed either in the context of Media Regulation or as essential background to Media in the On-Line Age.
Tuesday AM session: Brief review of history of the internet, development of www. Its de-centralised nature.
Tuesday PM session: Radio discussion :"Who controls the Internet?" Allotting IP addresses, domain names etc. Make notes!
Wednesday AM session: Ethical/political issues to investigate and note. Internet Watch Foundation. Google & China. Jehad Videos.
The purpose of this blog is to encourage my students at the Royal National College for the Blind to investigate the effects of digital technology on media production and distribution -one of the topics on the OCR A Level course, which also involves debates about media and post-modern culture.
Wednesday, 7 April 2010
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Interesting Links
- A Short History of the Internet
- Baudrillard & Hyperreality
- Jaron Lanier - "You are not a Gadget!"
- Lev Manovich
- Marshall McLuhan
- Media Exemplar
- Music & Post-Modernism
- Music Video & Post Modernism
- New Media Studies
- Paul Green's Radio Teaching Site
- Post-Modern Thought
- RNC Media on You Tube
- The Quantum Brothers on You Tube
- Theoretical Approaches to Post Modernism
- Theory.org
- Virtual Revolution - BBC
- Who Controls the Internet - NPR discussion
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