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An Incredibly Short History of Texts and Media

An Incredibly Short History of Texts and Media. Johansen Quijano UTA ENGL 2303. Origins of Writing: Technology. 3000 B.C. Clay Tablets, Papyrus (plant-based). Origins of Writing: Technology. 1000 B.C. Animal skin parchment, wood block printing, silk.

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An Incredibly Short History of Texts and Media

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  1. An Incredibly Short History of Texts and Media Johansen Quijano UTA ENGL 2303

  2. Origins of Writing: Technology • 3000 B.C. Clay Tablets, Papyrus (plant-based)

  3. Origins of Writing: Technology • 1000 B.C. Animal skin parchment, wood block printing, silk

  4. Origins of Writing: Technology • 500 B.C. – Wax Tablets

  5. Origins of Writing: Technology • 100 A.D. Paper

  6. Origins of Writing: Technology • 1440 A.D. Guttenberg Printing Press

  7. Origins of Writing: Technology • 18th - 19th Century Illuminated Engraving

  8. Origins of Writing: Technology • 1974 – First consumer computers Scelbi& Mark-8 Altair & IBM 5100 Computers • 1979 – WordStar Word Processor • 1993 – World Wide Web • 1998 – Rocket e-Reader

  9. Origins of Writing: Cultures • Ancient Book Cultures – A Culture of Sharing

  10. Origins of Writing: Cultures • Books in the Middle Ages – Scribe Culture

  11. Origins of Writing: Cultures • Printing Press – Mass Production of Books

  12. Origins of Writing: Cultures • Contemporary Book Cultures

  13. Origins of Writing: Cultures • Technologies (Remix) Culture Afternoon, A Story http://www.wwnorton.com/college/english/pmaf/hypertext/aft/index.html

  14. Origins of Writing: Things to Consider • Does reading make us smarter? If so, what kind of reading? • What were the effects of technology on the distribution of information? Were these positive or negative effects? • What were the effects of networks on the distribution of information? Were these positive or negative effects? • Do we read differently now than how we read a century ago, or do we just read different things on different media? • Is technology making us more or less human?

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