David Cooper Moore
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Ah, perhaps I’ve
Ah, perhaps I've misunderstood the critique here, then. Yes-- I agree that the example that you cite did seem like evidence of a divide in scholarship-- though my sense is that it had less to do with philosophy than clear alignment with community. I ... -
“While Renee correctly
"While Renee correctly identifies the book-burning campaign as a public relations ploy and not a spontaneous community effort, it still demonstrates the potential to use digital media to advocate for and enact change in political matters, for good or ... -
I do want to acknowledge the
I do want to acknowledge the questions you raise in your comment, but it seems to me (this being a starting point) we need to actually answer them! And I actually don't understand a few of your claims-- that irony is "regressive," or that t ... -
(I mean, I’m familiar with
(I mean, I'm familiar with Bennett from this post, but I don't see how either distinction of citizen has any relation to the artifact or impact of artifact that's being discussed here.) ... -
Softened reflection
"We are emotional beings, and too many of our theories of politics and media have rested on the false idea that we act on an impartial review of information rather than in relation to our emotions." A great point. Above I'm overstating the ... -
It’s not impossible for a
It's not impossible for a private entity disconnected from a community to do goo[d]. But because it's Leo Burnett, I simply question what motivates them to sustain the work they do, or even think about approaching their work systematically, inst ... -
That is, I’m certain its
That is, I'm certain its continued success will NOT be attributable to a second viral video. There are no such things as "second viral videos," and until we grapple with the essentially random nature of popularity and engagement in networke ... -
Britney Spears and agency
A fascinating juxtaposition here. Although I would say that in contrast to absurdities about Illuminati, Britney Spears specifically *has* been exploited-- not through "mind control" but through actual legal control of her through a conservators ... -
I guess my role this week
I guess my role this week will be furrowing my brow. I think this is an incredibly limiting sense of media literacy, which is a coalition of scholars, educators, and others who approach the field as a "big tent" with a broad variety of perspecti ... -
The paratext trap
I worry about defining texts through their use in part because sometimes normative uses of texts don't actually speak to much of their textual power. The flow of advertising or financing dollars in particular makes me think a bit of seeing state-fina ...