by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Oct 16, 2024 | Anthropology and Evo Psych, Psychology, Psychology of Film and TV, Psychology of Media and Culture
Friedrich Kittler: Digital Theory I. Who was Friedrich Kittler Friedrich Kittler (1943-2011) was a German literary scholar, media theorist, and cultural historian who made significant contributions to the fields of media studies, discourse analysis, and the history of...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Oct 16, 2024 | Psychology of Fiction / Flash Fiction / Screenwriting, Psychology of Film and TV, Psychology of Media and Culture
Who was Marshall McLuhan? Marshall McLuhan, a Canadian philosopher, professor, and public intellectual, stands as one of the most influential figures in media theory and cultural studies of the 20th century. His work, characterized by its prescient insights into the...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Oct 16, 2024 | Philosophy, Psychology of Film and TV, Psychology of Media and Culture
I. What is the Shannon Weaver Model Claude Shannon (1916-2001) and Warren Weaver (1894-1978) were two American mathematicians and engineers whose collaborative work laid the foundation for modern information theory. Their groundbreaking research in the mid-20th...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Oct 15, 2024 | Psychology, Psychology of Media and Culture, Psychology of Politics
Vilém Flusser: Philosopher of Simulacra I. Who was Vilém Flusser Vilém Flusser (1920-1991) was a Czech-born philosopher, writer, and media theorist who made significant contributions to the understanding of communication, media, and technology in the late 20th...