CMST 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Feudalism, Communication, Written Language
28 Sep 2016
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Innis 3 types of society: oral, literate, electronic. Moving into chapter 3 canadian media contexts; press. Oral society: knowledge held by people, groups, close-knit community. Unique performance (stories) adaptable, flexible as belief system changes. Canada"s delgamuukw sup ct. decision oral history as legal foundation for land claims: *oral communication uses a time bias. Because it"s easier for these stories to be told over time, rather than space: ex. For space bias if you wanted to tell someone something, it"s harder to tell them through space than time. Literate society: single, specific legal obligations, written language and laws, roman empire expands power, territory. Single, specific legal obligations: local written languages development of european nation states, writing favours. Portability and fixity (harder to change once it"s written) Communication becomes more ordered, unambiguous, linear, logical. Once the story is written down, you cannot change it. You can change an oral story, but not a written one: *literate society uses a space bias.
