CPCF 1F25 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Catholic Church, Counter-Reformation, Scientific Method

• School: Brock University
• Department: Communication, Popular Culture and Film
• Course: CPCF 1F25
• Professor: Justin Sully

Document Summary

Take a whirlwind tour through european history, with a special emphasis on the role of media and communication technologies in shaping social forms. Reflect on the specificity of canada in the broader context of the above history. The european roots of media and western society. Middle ages 500-1400: roman catholic church dominated, oral society ( sermons, no form of mass communication. The renaissance 1300-1600: social rebirth, cultural and artistic movement, shaped by invention of gutenburg printing press. Reformation 1500- 1700: printing of bible making it more accessible to ppl and weakening power of the church. Counter reformation 1500- 1650: state and church regained power. The enlightenment (the age of reason) 1700-1800: humanism and scientific method. The commodification of communication and information: a key factor in economic growth and a barrier between communication (cid:498)haves(cid:499) and (cid:498)have- nots. (cid:499) The beginnings of the modernmedia: the newspaper or (cid:498)press(cid:499)