The books called "Race,rhetoric & technology" and "Technicolor" didn't teach me anything I didn't already know. I felt these two books just generalized the whole black race without any evidence to backup their findings. While "Understanding Media" taught me to look at media as much more than just newspaper ads, billboards, and commercials is what I originally thought media was. Media is everything we can touch, see, feel, and even hear is considered media. I found the introduction interesting because it help me think outside the box. While "Future of ideas" taught me that an equal balance reguarding intellectual property law without interfering with innovation and creativity has not yet been done properly. And there should be exceptions to the rules for a balance to be possible. As of now some companies have more control over their property then others. I always wanted to learn more about the rules of intellectual property law so the introduction left me wanting more.
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Anonymous said
at 4:06 pm on Sep 7, 2008
Nice job defining media, Tomeka. It really helped to put in perspective for me. I thought your comment about how the two books dealing with the digital divide generalized the black race was very interesting. Did you not think Banks' personal experience was narrow enough? I'm not trying to argue with you at all. I just thought it was a thought provoking comment to make, and I wonder how you would summarize...I look forward to hearing more of your comments in class.
Anonymous said
at 6:30 pm on Sep 9, 2008
Hi Tomeka - I'm just figuring out how to use this "comment" section so I'm psyched that it actually works. I wanted to comment on your take on Banks' book...specifically your comment pointing out that his position wasn't something you didn't already know. I got the sense that he was generalizing and maybe even regurgitating some scholarly rhetoric - and I'm wondering if I would have felt "pigeon-holed" by his take if I was a person of color... What I really appreciated with Banks - so far at least, is his position that redefining contemporary America as it relates to race relations, power struggles and an equal footing depends greatly upon the emerging technologies and open access.
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