Hence you can see words like dystopia and  utopia explained in the first two posts. My third post is a Wordle presentation of the notes from Hand’s Hardware to Everyware: narratives of promise and threat which provides the background to the main themes of dystopia and utopia.

The subsequent posts were a search for the meaning of culture. I made a detour and look at Fashion Digital Studio and see how the Digital Culture is impacting other industries other than education.   I also wrote a piece on personal reflection of what culture has meant to me in the past.

The film festival so far presented a gentle introduction to the themes, and Benito’s machine has provided a lot to think about: whether technology is a positive or a negative development for societies and individuals.  It also presented interesting questions about the portrayal of academic discourse in short films such as Benito’s machine.

These thoughts, emotions and questions hung in my head all week:
1.    Excitement and apprehension in building an empowering online community through blogging and twittering
2.    Having to present my thoughts in images, stories, music and different representations
3.    How to ensure this tumblog is inclusive and accessible to others who may not know much about digital cultures

I wonder if this is a common experience of an introverted individual having to create a public persona?

Reference:

Hand, M (2008) Hardware to everywhere: narratives of promise and threat, chapter 1 of Making digital cultures: access, interactivity and authenticity. Aldershot: Ashgate. pp 15-42.