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It’s Still Orality to Me – or – But, We Still Teach Orally
In Chapter Two, “The Theory of Transformative Technologies,” in Michael Heim’s Electric Language, he discusses Walter Ong and Eric Havelock and their (separate) studies of orality. The background for my next point is essentially his discussion of the reason for epic poems and sagas of oral cultures being not for poetic purposes as we generally…
A New Literacy?
One consideration within my larger discussion and interest of new media (NM) as a return to orality is that it requires a new literacy. Clearly, I do not believe that the advent of podcasting and comparable trends are returning us to a solely oral culture. You can’t unknow what you know. That is, we have come this…
Welcome All
I welcome you to my blog, which is largely devoted to my Dissertation research, ideas, and direction. However, one can assuredly expect other rants, digressions, and discussions. Feel free to comment, question, or initiate new (related) discussions on topics found herein.