Category Archives: media culture society

Does technology impact culture?

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Sandra

In today’s technology driven world, people expect to have the means to communicate with others at any given moment. The ability to create relationships based solely on mutual understandings and shared common interests have fed the social media phenomena. In … Continue reading →

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The truth about cats and blogs

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Alex Collins

Perhaps a more accurate title for this blog post would be “Cats and the dialogue of online news forums,” however, I thought “The truth about cats and blogs” sounded better. I digress… The evolution of communication technology has led us to an … Continue reading →

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Blog Post # 1 for Section 1

Posted on January 20, 2013 by fabvond

Culture, Media and the Imaginary. As humans, we live in a context of intelligibility where we become acquainted with our culture and manage the meanings of everything that surrounds us. This knowledge has some universalities, but is mainly specific in … Continue reading →

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Welcome

Posted on January 2, 2013 by M.E. Luka

Welcome to the class blog for MSVU’s GPRL6105(01/18): media, culture & society. This is a blended class involving distance participants as well as participants in the classroom. Students activate class discussions through reflections shared on this blog, as well as … Continue reading →