Media Ecology Theory – One More Theory “You’ve got mail!” that’s right, I’ve got 66,483 emails in my inbox. That would be the current total in my Gmail account that I opened on 09/17/2005. Over eleven years of Electronic Era media history stored in my Gmail inbox – and during that time, various forms of media were born and became obsolete. The Media Ecology Theory (MET) is used to describe a what I see is a cycle – it depicts forms of communication that are given the symbol of the word technology – but that technology isn’t limited to only the electronic technology of today, but with the technology of a particular time in history. And the Theory also characterizes how these forms of communication technology help shape the lives of people and…
this book, Guattari focus in the three ecologies in his conception of Ecosophy. Guattari’s argument that we have an erroneous conception of ecology of environmental struggle, he proposes ideas such as difference of opinion, political dissidence, Action to stand out again and Result of this action , break-up and the number of components in a system (such as a multiple or a group of energy levels). Also he proposes ideas such as strategies or processes towards a reconstruction of social and…
Nothing can stop the power people have when they come together. As we can see through the examples of social media, natural disasters, epidemics, team sports and ecology this paradox has the ability to transcend through many different disciplines. In light of this paradox and the human condition of self-awareness, it is important to be self aware of the connections we are making in this world even if we feel disconnected at times. It is through these connections and disconnection that people…
The main goal of the ecocentric Deep Ecology ecological movement is to end the dominantion and power relationships modern humans have over nonhuman Nature, and to set up realistic biological conditions under which the wild species and biodiversity of the earth can exist and flourish. The deep ecological approach to contesting Earth’s future is to distinguish between the vital and the nonvital needs of humans. The vital needs of nonhumans get priority before the non vital needs of humans. Deep…
are in an effort for total or partial conservation, which came forth in the late eighteen hundreds. The Conservation Movement, which occurred from eighteen-fifty to nineteen-twenty, was to act as an effort to protect America's wildlife, wildlands, and natural resources. However, conservation then and now has been, mostly, for humans. In fact, the conservation movement was created when cities in America became overcrowded after mass industrialization. Conservation was not originally for the…
Downes is a scholar of media theory, popular music, and media ecology. He received his PhD in Communication from McGill University and later became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He specializes in and has written on the topics of new media economies, the effect of media on social structures, intellectual property, and music traditions in American culture. Currently, he teaches Communication Studies at the University of New Brunswick in Saint John (“Dr. Dann Downes,” n.d.) . Introduction:…
commercial agriculture. Carpooling, walking, riding, considering alternative home energy, using energy-efficient electronics are some steps that now many people used to reduce the burning of fossil fuels which can cause climate change and pollution to the environment. Other than that, people joining and supporting environmental organizations like World Wild Fund (WWF), Environmental Defense Fund, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), The Nature Conservancy and so on that help to raise the…
Nigerian people. In Niger Delta Dystopia and Environmental Despoliation, Ojaide’s poetry attempt to uncover, restructure and disprove the actualities of environmental degradation in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Concepts such as modern, modernity, modernization and development are all seen through Niger Delta Dystopia. Ojaide exposes these concepts and they indeed have an impact on the Niger Delta Urhobo people and their natural environment in which they live. In modern time lifestyles and…
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Invasive species, also called nature’s invaders, are a species that is not native to the environment it now lives in and is harmful to the ecosystem of that environment. They can be there due to a natural phenomenon, such as a flood, but more likely they were brought there by humans. Therefore, humans play a huge role in creating and controlling invasive species. An invasive species is able to cause the extinction of the native plants and animals, they multiply quickly and take a lot of the…