CS100- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 14 pages long!)
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Historiography: a study of how history has come to be understood in the way it has. Periodization of history: generalization of a period of time. Western-centric: resea(cid:396)ch i(cid:374) histo(cid:396)y ca(cid:374)"t all be attainable because of language barriers, foreign concepts, etc. Inherently interdisciplinary: various different approaches to comm. Administrative strain: government agency, corporation, institutional, explores the effects of media with the goal of making it of more effective use. Critical strain: concerned with society rather than individuals, questions asked are concerned with broader social issues, deals more with technology & culture, generally focused on the relationship of communication and the power of knowledge. But, clearly show evidence of communication through media. Their appearance circa 8000 bce coincided with the rise of centralized religious and political authority. Literate culture: early writing systems, consequences of shifts. Timeline: 3300 bce pictographs on clay tablets, 2200 bce oldest known papyrus document, 1500 bce phoenician alphabet, 775 bce greek phonetic alphabet.
