“Seeing Ourselves Through Technology” Chapter 3- Notes

Key Terms and Main Ideas Digital self-representation is a cumulative reflection Digital self-representation is influenced by cultural filters Artists are generally the first to create art and tools that respond to and reflect the current culture Gender and race, specifically sexism and racism, affect general reception of personal digital content. -Break while I watched a few pregnancy time…

“Imagining the Blogosphere” Notes

Key Terms and Main Ideas 2/3 of public blogs are abandoned, 1.09 of which only have one post (Perseus Development Company, 2003) The whole of blogs are like an “iceberg”- huge, with only a small part of the whole easily seen Blogs are not a community as they are so often idealized to be; instead, there are few conversational…

“Seeing Ourselves Through Technology” Chapter I Notes

Key Terms and Main Ideas We reflect upon ourselves and our lives using digital technology. Using technology to see one’s self distorts one’s own self image. ‘Self-representation’ has been a common part of culture throughout history. There are three distinct forms of self-representation in digital media: visual, written, and quantitative. Self-representation in digital media evolved from text to images…