This week’s readings provide a glimpse into the “media ecology” tradition and its most well-known theorist, Marshall McLuhan. McLuhan and media ecology emerged in response to the rise of television in the 1960s – what aspects of this approach are helpful in understanding today’s digital media? Are there particular limitations to this approach that strike you, either conceptually or in relation to today’s media environments?
Reading response for 2/19
- Author By Jason Mittell
- Publication date February 16, 2008
- Categories: Reading Responses
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