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CUSP134: Icarus’s Parachute

CUSP134: Icarus’s Parachute. Technology and Media( tion ): The Senses Today’s Agenda: Writing (1-2) & Reading (3-4) Academic Disciplines “discourses” & awareness evidence & reasoning Formatting Standard Manuscript MLA, citations Nye & McLuhan Discussion Reading Prep#2.

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CUSP134: Icarus’s Parachute

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  1. CUSP134: Icarus’s Parachute Technology and Media(tion): The Senses Today’s Agenda: Writing (1-2) & Reading (3-4) Academic Disciplines “discourses” & awareness evidence & reasoning Formatting Standard Manuscript MLA, citations Nye & McLuhan Discussion Reading Prep#2

  2. CUSP134: Icarus’s Parachute Writing Discussion: Disciplines Academic Disciplines What do you think of when you hear “Academic Discipline”? Why do academic disciplines matter in writing?

  3. CUSP134: Icarus’s Parachute Writing Discussion: Disciplines Disciplines -17thC, rationalism -Division of labor into professions -Hierarchies of knowledge -CP Snow: “Two cultures” (1959) -Humanities / Natural Sciences -20thC specialization What are your experiences? Raphael’s “School of Athens” (1509) 

  4. CUSP134: Icarus’s Parachute Writing Discussion: Disciplines “Discourses” Rhetorical Awareness genre, formatting audience jargon, concepts Evidence & Reasoning methods Sources pedagogy Goal: Effective Participation in Communities of Inquiry(vs. traditional, expressive models of writing)

  5. CUSP134: Icarus’s Parachute Writing Discussion: Formatting Appropriate Formatting Why do you think formatting matters? Standard Manuscript Format Example MLA Format Example In-text Citation Style (logic) Works Cited (see files in “media” on website)

  6. CUSP134: Icarus’s Parachute Technology (Historical & Experiential) David Nye’s Technology Matters (Historical) What is the general thrust of the 3 chapters – what is Nye arguing about our historical views of technology? What was of interest to you personally in the reading – what did you learn?

  7. CUSP134: Icarus’s Parachute Technology - Historical David Nye’s Technology Matters Tech used for social evolution, not just survival (2) Tech precedes “science”/knowledge for most of history (9) Claim: Culture shapes uses (21) Mechanization, “cultural lag” (26) “Technological momentum” (52+) “Soft determinism” (55) Naturalization (65) What are the differences between Externalist, Internalist, Contextualist approaches to technology?

  8. CUSP134: Icarus’s Parachute Technology (Historical & Experiential) Marshall McLuhan’s Understanding Media (Experiential) Groups: (10min) Discuss Reading Prep (passages, concepts, questions) Choose 1 of each for sharing in whole-class discussion Class: What are the key claims? What are the useful ideas? What problems persist?

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