Introduction

Media in Mind ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Daniel Reynolds
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Media Studies ◽  
Significant Influence ◽  
Media Theory ◽  
Contemporary Philosophy ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Mind

The introduction argues that conceptual discontinuity, or dualism, has had a significant influence on the development of media theory. Many theories have held media and the mind apart from one another and from the world at large. The introduction argues that this is often a result of media theorists importing dualist conceptions of the mind into their approaches to media. It outlines an alternative history of antidualist thought in media studies, from surrealism in the 1920s through contemporary philosophy of new media, but it argues that an antidualist orientation does not always result in nondualism. The introduction suggests that an embodied, extended understanding of the mind will be key for a truly nondualist theory of media. It provides an overview of the remainder of the book, showing how the chapters work together in articulating a new theory of media and mind.

scholarly journals Enacting Media. An Embodied Account of Enculturation Between Neuromediality and New Cognitive Media Theory

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joerg Fingerhut
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Human Mind ◽  
Generative Models ◽  
Media Theory ◽  
Media Ecology ◽  
Predictive Processing ◽  
Moving Images ◽  
The World ◽  
Media Work ◽  
The Mind

This paper argues that the still-emerging paradigm of situated cognition requires a more systematic perspective on media to capture the enculturation of the human mind. By virtue of being media, cultural artifacts present central experiential models of the world for our embodied minds to latch onto. The paper identifies references to external media within embodied, extended, enactive, and predictive approaches to cognition, which remain underdeveloped in terms of the profound impact that media have on our mind. To grasp this impact, I propose an enactive account of media that is based on expansive habits as media-structured, embodied ways of bringing forth meaning and new domains of values. We apply such habits, for instance, when seeing a picture or perceiving a movie. They become established through a process of reciprocal adaptation between media artifacts and organisms and define the range of viable actions within such a media ecology. Within an artifactual habit, we then become attuned to a specific media work (e.g., a TV series, a picture, a text, or even a city) that engages us. Both the plurality of habits and the dynamical adjustments within a habit require a more flexible neural architecture than is addressed by classical cognitive neuroscience. To detail how neural and media processes interlock, I will introduce the concept of neuromediality and discuss radical predictive processing accounts that could contribute to the externalization of the mind by treating media themselves as generative models of the world. After a short primer on general media theory, I discuss media examples in three domains: pictures and moving images; digital media; architecture and the built environment. This discussion demonstrates the need for a new cognitive media theory based on enactive artifactual habits—one that will help us gain perspective on the continuous re-mediation of our mind.

Create It! Extend It!

2017 ◽  
pp. 117-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ugur Kılınç
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
General Framework ◽  
Turning Point ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Historical Process ◽  
General Review ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
Marvel Comics

This study focuses on the historical process of DC Comics and Marvel Comics which are the leading companies that have made way for the comics to develop and take form in terms of advertising narrative. First of all, the history of DC Comics and Marvel Comics has been analyzed in a general framework in order to question the process in advertising history. At this point, the advertisements of these companies have been limited to the ones they have on the internet and the ones that give relevant data for the study. In addition to this, the study of narrative advertising of comics today, apart from the examples of DC Comics and Marvel Comics in their own cinematic universe, has been narrowed down to the Pegasus Airlines' commercial relating to Marvel Comics and Turkish Airlines' commercial relating to DC Comics. The result of a general review indicates that DC Comics and Marvel Comics have come to a turning point in terms of narrative advertising by creating a cinematic universe and with the means of new media becoming popular around the world.

The End of Media

2017 ◽  
pp. 20-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andréa Belliger ◽  
David John Krieger
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
General Theory ◽  
Media Studies ◽  
Network Theory ◽  
Actor Network Theory ◽  
Media Theory ◽  
Network Society ◽  
Media Production ◽  
Media Convergence ◽  
Actor Network

In the network society and the age of media convergence, media production can no longer be isolated into channels, formats, technologies, and organizations. Media Studies is facing the challenge to reconceptualize its foundations. It could therefore be claimed that new media are the last media. In the case of digital versus analog, there is no continuity between new media and old media. A new and promising proposal has come from German scholars who attempt the precarious balance between media theory and a general theory of mediation based on Actor-Network Theory. Under the title of Actor-Media Theory (Akteur-Medien-Theorie) these thinkers attempt to reformulate the program of Media Studies beyond assumptions of social or technical determinism. Replacing Actor-Network Theory with Actor-Media Theory raises the question of whether exchanging the concept of “network” for the concept of “media” is methodologically and theoretically advantageous.

scholarly journals Internalization: A metaphor we can live without

2001 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 618-625 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Kubovy ◽  
William Epstein
Keyword(s):  
Natural Selection ◽  
Apparent Motion ◽  
Evolutionary History ◽  
Motion Path ◽  
The World ◽  
Kinematic Geometry ◽  
Innate Knowledge ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Mind ◽  
Internal Knowledge

Shepard has supposed that the mind is stocked with innate knowledge of the world and that this knowledge figures prominently in the way we see the world. According to him, this internal knowledge is the legacy of a process of internalization; a process of natural selection over the evolutionary history of the species. Shepard has developed his proposal most fully in his analysis of the relation between kinematic geometry and the shape of the motion path in apparent motion displays. We argue that Shepard has made a case for applying the principles of kinematic geometry to the perception of motion, but that he has not made the case for injecting these principles into the mind of the percipient. We offer a more modest interpretation of his important findings: that kinematic geometry may be a model of apparent motion. Inasmuch as our recommended interpretation does not lodge geometry in the mind of the percipient, the motivation of positing internalization, a process that moves kinematic geometry into the mind, is obviated. In our conclusion, we suggest that cognitive psychologists, in their embrace of internal mental universals and internalization may have been seduced by the siren call of metaphor.

THE CONSUMER JIHAD: BOYCOTT FATWAS AND NONVIOLENT RESISTANCE ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB

2012 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leor Halevi
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Large Degree ◽  
September 11 ◽  
Spiritual Struggle ◽  
Significant Development ◽  
Nonviolent Resistance ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
Consumer Boycotts

AbstractThis article deals with the origins, development, and popularity of boycott fatwas. Born of the marriage of Islamic politics and Islamic economics in an age of digital communications, these fatwas targeted American, Israeli, and Danish commodities between 2000 and 2006. Muftis representing both mainstream and, surprisingly, radical tendencies argued that jihad can be accomplished through nonviolent consumer boycotts. Their argument marks a significant development in the history of jihad doctrine because boycotts, construed as jihadi acts, do not belong to the commonplace categories of jihad as a “military” or a “spiritual” struggle. The article also demonstrates that boycott fatwas emerged, to a large degree, from below. New media, in particular interconnected computer networks, made it easier for laypersons to drive the juridical discourse. They did so before September 11 as well as, more insistently, afterward. Their consumer jihad had some economic impact on targeted multinationals, and it provoked corporate reactions.

scholarly journals PARTISIPASI ULAMA PEREMPUAN DALAM PENYEBARAN ISLAM DI NUSANTARA MELALUI PENDIDIKAN

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (02) ◽  
pp. 131-160
Author(s):  
Oga Satria
Keyword(s):  
Significant Influence ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Great Contribution ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Islamic History ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of

The process of spreading Islam in Nusantara is not only performed by men, but also involves the participation and contribution of women. The research that only illustrates the involvement of men can reduce women as part of the history of the spread of Islam, especially in Nusantara. The description of the involvement of women not only shows the similarities between men and women as part of Islamic history, but also is able to elevate the degree of women who are sometimes considered to be the second being after men. This paper shows that women have a great contribution and influence in spreading Islam through the world of education, especially to fellow women. There are two names that have a significant influence in this regard, namely Nyai Khoriyah and Rahmah el-Yunusiyah. As this research shows that the methods carried out by the two female scholars have a positive impact especially on the emancipation of women to free them from oppression and discrimination as well as to obtain proper knowledge, especially knowledge in the religious field. Proses penyebaran Islam di Nusantara tidak hanya dilakukan oleh kaum laki-laki saja, akan tetapi juga melibatkan partisipasi dan kontribusi dari kalangan perempuan. Penelitian yang hanya menggambarkan keterlibatan laki-laki dapat mereduksi kaum perempuan sebagai bagian dari sejarah penyebaran Islam terutama di Nusantara. Deskripsi tentang keterlibatan kaum perempuan tidak hanya memperlihatkan adanya kesamaan antara laki-laki dan perempuan sebagai bagian dari sejarah Islam, akan tetapi juga mampu mengangkat derajat kaum perempuan yang terkadang dianggap sebagai makhluk kedua setelah laki-laki. Tulisan ini menunjukkan bahwa kaum perempuan memiliki kontribusi dan pengaruh besar dalam menyebarkan Islam melalui dunia pendidikan terutama kepada sesama perempuan. Terdapat dua nama yang memiliki pengaruh yang signifikan dalam hal ini, yaitu Nyai Khoriyah dan Rahmah el-Yunusiyah. Sebagaimana yang ditunjukkan oleh penelitian ini bahwa metode yang dilakukan oleh kedua ulama perempuan tersebut memiliki dampak positif terutama bagi emansipasi wanita untuk membabaskan mereka dari penindasan dan sikap deskriminatif serta memperoleh pengetahuan yang layak, terutama pengetahuan dalam bidang agama. ڤروسيس ڤيۑيباران إسلام دي نوسانتارا تيداك هاۑا ديلاكوكان أوليه كأوم لاكي-لاكي ساجا, أكان تيتاڤي جوڬا ميليباتكان ڤارتيسيڤاسي دان كونتريبوسي داري كالاڠان ڤيريمڤووان. ڤينيليتييان ياڠ هاۑا ميڠڬمبركان كيتيرليباتان لاكي-لاكي داڤات ميريدوكسي كأوم ڤيريمڤووان سيباڬإي باڬييان داري سيجاراه ڤيۑيباران إسلام تيروتاما دي نوسانتارا. ديسكريڤسي تينتاڠ كيتيرليباتان كأوم ڤيريمڤووان تيداك هاۑا ميمڤيرليهاتكان أداۑا كيسامأن أنتارا لاكي-لاكي دان ڤيريمڤووان سيباڬإي باڬييان داري سيجاراه إسلام, أكان تيتاڤي جوڬا مامڤو ميڠاڠكات ديراجات كأوم ڤيريمڤووان ياڠ تيركاداڠ ديأڠكاڤ سباڬإي مخلوق كيدووا سيتيلاه لاكي-لاكي. توليسان إيني مينونجوكّان بهوا ڤيريمڤووان ميميليكي كونتريبوسي دان ڤيڠاروه بيسار دالام ميۑيباركان إسلام ميلالووي دونييا ڤينديديكان تيروتاما كيڤادا سيساما ڤيريمڤووان. تيرداڤات دووا ناما ياڠ داڤات ميميليكي ڤيڠاروه سيڬنيفيكان دالام حال إيني, يإيتو ۑإي خريّة دان رحمه الينوسيّه. سيباڬإيمانا ياڠ ديتونجوكّان أوليه ڤينيليتييان إيني بهوا ميتودي ياڠ ديلاكوكان أوليه كيدووا أولاما ڤيريمڤووان تيرسيبوت ميميليكي دمڤاك ڤوسيتيف تيروتاما باڬي أيمانسيڤاسي وانيتا أونتوك ميمبيباسكان ميريكا داري ڤينينداسان دان سيكاڤ ديسكريميناتيف سيرتا ميمڤيروليه ڤيڠيتاهووان ياڠ لاياك, تيروتاما ڤيڠيتاهووان دالام بيداڠ أڬاما.     

scholarly journals Deconstruction and the Archival Revolution: on the Relevance and Reception of Archive Fever in New Media Studies

2021 ◽  
pp. 61-76
Author(s):  
Zvonimir Glavaš
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Media Studies ◽  
Media Theory ◽  
Academic Field ◽  
Contemporary Media ◽  
New Media Studies ◽  
The One

The paper focuses on the reception of Derrida’s Archive Fever among (new) media theorists and its relevance for the ongoing discussions in that academic field. Although this Derrida’s text is often described as the one in which he provides a statement on the pervasive revolutionary impact of new media, its reception among media theorists remains scarce. Several media scholars that tackle the text, however, have an ambivalent stance on it: they appreciate some of Derrida’s theses, but regard them largely obsolete. The first part of the paper analyzes these critiques and argues that many of the objections on Derrida’s behalf are caused by the misinterpretation of important features of the deconstructive thought. In its second part, the paper firstly deals with certain weaker points of Derrida’s reflection and then proceeds to examine his insights pertinent to the problems of contemporary media theory that were neglected in earlier reception. Finally, paper reaffirms the claim about the need for a more profound exchange between the deconstruction and media studies, albeit one that would avoid the examined shortcomings.

scholarly journals Representing African cities in Wikipedia

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 388-396
Author(s):  
Brendan Luyt
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Multiple Perspectives ◽  
African Cities ◽  
Amorphous Network ◽  
The World ◽  
Production And Distribution ◽  
History Of ◽  
Media Work ◽  
Sub Saharan

The role played by representations in the lives of cities endows the study of their production and distribution in various media with importance. Today, the Internet, that amorphous network linking much of the world, is a powerful new media for the imagination of city spaces and hence in need of investigation. In this article, I focus on the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia, one of the most popular websites on the Internet. My aim is to explore the representations of two of the largest sub-Saharan African cities, Lagos and Kinshasa, in their respective Wikipedia articles. Wikipedia has been described as the encyclopaedia anyone can edit, suggesting that it is open to multiple perspectives on any particular topic. Given the history of how Africa in general has been either marginalized or conjured as an exotic or miserable “other” by much media work this potential for wider range of representations should not be overlooked. Does Wikipedia live up to its reputation in the case of Kinshasa and Lagos?

The History of Scottish Theology, Volume III

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Seventeenth Century ◽  
Significant Influence ◽  
Comprehensive Review ◽  
International Team ◽  
Church Life ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of

A three-volume work, The History of Scottish Theology surveys in diachronic perspective the theologies that have flourished in Scotland from early monasticism until the end of the twentieth century. Written by an international team of specialists, these volumes provide the most comprehensive review yet of the theological movements, figures, and themes that have shaped Scottish culture and exercised a significant influence in other parts of the world. Particular attention is given to different traditions and to the dispersion of Scottish theology through exile, migration, and missionary activity. Volume I covers the period from the appearance of Christianity around the time of Columba to the era of Reformed Orthodoxy in the seventeenth century. Volume II begins with the early Enlightenment and concludes with late Victorian Scotland. In Volume III, the ‘long twentieth century’ is examined with reference to changes in Scottish church life and society.

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