CMN 1160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Canadian Content, Yellow Journalism, Carillon

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Communication
• Course: CMN 1160
• Professor: All

Document Summary

Paper- has a bias toward time look at any culture throughout time we look at technologies biased towards time and space. Religious class use tech biased towards time- want to last longer. Tech biased towards time lend themselves to be structured in hierarchy structured orders- hold most power. If you have a society that"s biased towards time: it wont seek too innovate technology:: historically you leave your society to open invasion by stronger conquerors. For innis speech is a time biased communication technology. With writing we have a wonderful gift for memory: no gift of reminding. Argument: writing future generations will not be taught particularly well, they wont be taught. Difference between text and spoken word challenges the way in which relying on written text and word of mouth: how they influence what happens in societies. Challenged by inability to expand and need for ritual.