This class focused on the nuances of the “global information culture” that we have rapidly all found ourselves in. One trademark of this culture is deteritorilization—which means that people are leaving their homelands—from a cultural studies standpoint makes it very difficult to learn about people by studying a zip code or nation. For instance, if my professor wanted to study the culture of his teenage daughter it would do him little good to meet the neighbors. Rather, what he would need to do is study the media she consumes, look at the people she texts and calls on her cell phone, and look at her Facebook page. What this all means is that our relationships are playing out more and more across great space rather than being focused in a physical place.
A second key trademark of “global information culture” is that it is participatory rather than consumption based. American Idol, CNN using Twitter, and the explosion of UTube all show that a lot of people want to participate, at least at some level in what they consume. Facebook, Amazon reviews, and good blogs also show this participation when they have a plethora of comments. So, for my faithful readers who have trudged through this academic post, I welcome and greatly appreciate any comments that will allow for this blog to be more participatory.
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