by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Oct 16, 2024 | Psychology, Psychology of Film and TV, Psychology of Media and Culture
Who Was Neil Postman? Neil Postman (1931-2003) was an American media theorist, cultural critic, and educator whose work profoundly influenced our understanding of the relationship between media, technology, and culture. His incisive critiques of television, education,...
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, Psychology of Film and TV, Psychology of Media and Culture
Who is Lev Manovich? Lev Manovich is a pioneering theorist of new media, whose groundbreaking work has shaped the field of digital culture and media studies. Born in Moscow in 1960, Manovich’s intellectual journey spans computer science, visual arts, media...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Oct 16, 2024 | Phenomenology and Existential Psychology, Philosophy
Simulacra and Simulation “We are in a logic of simulation, which no longer has anything to do with a logic of facts and an order of reason. Simulation is characterized by a precession of the model, of all the models based on the merest fact – the models...