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Comment on Posthumanism Debunked by Cool by Shambhavi

Shambhavi — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:57:40 +0000

Thanks, New Media Grrl!

FYI: Writings now found at http://www.livingtantra.net.

Shambhavi (formerly academic, formerly “Ann Weinstone”)

Comment on Jeffrey Nealon might just be my hero by What I don’t know about good beer « The jargoncomputer

What I don’t know about good beer « The jargoncomputer — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:10:22 +0000

[...] is a matter of progression and intensification rather than succession. As Jill addresses in her recent post on Nealon’s text Foucault Beyond Foucault, perhaps there is a means by which we can consider [...]

Comment on I can’t read “Leroi-Gourhan” without hearing “LEROY JENKINS!” in my head. by Gregoryxb

Gregoryxb — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 17:03:26 +0000

thank you, bro

Comment on The Faces of New Media…. by mike

mike — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 02:41:09 +0000

Some brief comments (hey, I know this is probably for your DS, but I like to contribute where I can):

1) Re: squickiness. I’m always fascinated by this phenomenon, called the uncanny valley in robotics theory.

2) Although you might be right about the body being a cultural universal (i.e., we all have bodies), it might be interesting to ask how a DFI would be locally customized. In cultures where people of unequal rank aren’t supposed to make eye contact, for example, would the DFI have to be programmed to “look down” when you speak to it? Would displays of “emotion” in the DFI be universally welcome? Hmm.

Comment on and where does new media fit into all of this? by jargoncomputer

jargoncomputer — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:11:32 +0000

In reference to the anonymity aspect of writing online, it often seems that the internet is an effective teaching tool for quite the opposite reason. This is especially true with web-logs that one is encouraged to develop for extended classroom interaction. Seemingly, the student, named at this particular junction, feels the impetus to post more because of a certain ambiguity as to the professor’s presence. Here, the student is encouraged in quite a positive manner, I think. It is not that the student is encouraged by discomfort, but rather, that the student feels the necessity to post more. It encourages a certain very positive drive. It seems that the digital operates very effectively in relationship to this ambiguity. This ambiguity is what differentiates it from the very physical realm of classroom interaction, where the professor can be seen, heard, avoided, fooled. Online, the professor becomes mysterious, and untrackable (except for comments). I encourage the mystery.

Comment on and where does new media fit into all of this? by vitaactiva

vitaactiva — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 02:02:41 +0000

I’ve had similar experiences in my educational experiences. And yet, I’m still here:) Perhaps I foolishly believe I can somehow “make a difference”…

Comment on My job isn’t hopeless, but… (there’s a few stories here…) by mike

mike — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 13:41:15 +0000

And not even just incest porn, but Internet, time-travelling, dimension-hopping incest porn.

As everyone knows, that’s the worst kind.

Comment on Hello world! by Mr WordPress

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