This informative and innovative account of the early years of the electronic media assesses how the telephone and the electric light were publicly envisioned at the end of the 19th century. Carolyn marvin is the frances yates professor of communication at the annenberg school for communication. One of the seminal works exploring the social uses of new technology including the electric lightbulb and the telephone, but it has a great historical perspective. Simple gsm base station based on universal software radio. Mar 20, 2017 these new communication technologies were seen as transformative forces with the power to rework modern society. Carolyn marvin author of when old technologies were new. Identifying a key moment of rhetorical invention in the publication of carolyn marvins when old technologies were new, i point to the fact that marvins original emphasis on the level of discourse was subsequently superseded by hard definitions of old media as technologies and artifacts. They often find themselves writing against myths about digital media users that other digital media scholars, journalists, and even people interviewed hold in common. In when old technologies were new, carolyn marvin explores how two of these new inventionsthe telephone and the electric lightwere publicly env in the. When old technologies were new thinking about electric communication in the late nineteenth century carolyn marvin. When tasks appear too large for an individual they are more likely to be deferred until they are easier rather than be undertaken through teamwork. She is the author of when old technologies were new. Thinking about electric communication in the late nineteenth century.
Identifying a key moment of rhetorical invention in the publication of carolyn marvin s when old technologies were new, i point to the fact that marvin s original emphasis on the level of discourse was subsequently superseded by hard definitions of old media as technologies and artifacts. When old technologies were new carolyn marvin oxford. Thinking about electric communication in the late nineteenth century notes garnet hertz updated 20 jan 2007. In the last years, it seems that little has changed, as these basic sentiments. Thinking about electronic communication in the late nineteenth century. The poetics of sociotechnical space proceedings of the. In when old technologies were new, carolyn marvin explores how two of these new inventionsthe telephone and the electric light were publicly envisioned at the end of the nineteenth century, as seen in specialized engineering journals and popular media. Marvin pays particular attention to the telephone, describing how it disrupted established. Walter benjamin1 1 within the circumstances of todays media networks it is impossible to not produce. Thinking about electric communication in the late nineteenth century new ed by marvin, carolyn isbn. Jason farman, when kaleidoscopes were as distracting as smartphones from atlas obscura 2015 snapchat research story project handed out. This dissertation presents evidence that the production of free and open source software floss is far more alone than together. Thinking about electric communication in the late nineteenth century at. She is the author of when old technologies were new 1988 and blood sacrifice and the nation 1999.
Definitions of technology can be traced to antiquity, with the greek techne typically defined as practical arts or craftsmanship, broad activities of making or doing hickman, 2001, p. In the history of electronic communication, the last quarter of the nineteenth century holds a special place, for it was during this period that the telephone, phonograph, electric light, wireless, and cinema were all invented. See carolyn marvin, when old technologies were new. British cultural studies, active audiences and the status of.
Such experiments, first introduced into sociology by harold. Early film, its spectator, and the avantgarde pdf, from wide angle thomas elsaesser, the new film history as media archaeology pdf, from cinemas carolyn marvin, introduction and dazzling the multitude. Marvin is the author of when old technologies were new oxford university press, 1988, a history of how new electric communication technologies at the end of the 19th century were. Innovation in the irish digital media industry between 1999. Taylor of fort wayne, indiana, a prominent american patent attorney and for many years chief counsel for independent telephone interests, told an audience of inventors that the telephone had introduced the epoch of neighborship without pro pinquity. During my 30year career ive been working as an independent contractor, taught countless training classes, prepared and read hundred of resumes, cofounded a couple of startups. When old technologies were new carolyn marvin ch 2. Carolyn marvin, community and class order from when old technologies were new. Original media spectacles from when old technologies were new. Carolyn marvin is the frances yates emeritus professor of communication at the annenberg school for communication. There are no old media journal of communication oxford. Innovation in the irish digital media industry between 1999 and 2002.
Marvin carolyn when old technologies were new thinking about electric communication in the late nineteenth century 1988. Gleaning from popular and professional sources of the day, she assembles a lively picture of emerging elites and benighted publics in america and. Development of an opensource gsm femtocell and integrated core. Internet as mass medium journal of computermediated. Thinking about electric communication in the late nineteenth century, new york and oxford. Thinking about electric communication in the late nineteenth century new york. In when old technologies were new, carolyn marvin explores how two of these new inventionsthe telephone and the electric lightwere publicly envisioned at the end of the nineteenth century, as seen in specialized engineering journals and popular media. In when old technologies were new, carolyn marvin explores how two of these new inventionsthe telephone and the. All of our new tech companies are disruptive at heart. Marvin, carolyn 1990 1988 when old technologies were new. But learning and teaching new software are the two activities i enjoy the most. Thinking about communication in the late nineteenth century new york. In when old technologies were new, carolyn marvin explores how two of these.
Jan 21, 2009 when old technologies were new, by carolyn marvin. Getting started is reading seminar spring 09 dashboard. Dec 01, 2008 an ebook reader can be a software application for use on a computer such as microsofts free reader application, or a booksized computer this is used solely as a reading device such as nuvomedias rocket ebook. Carolyn marvin is the frances yates professor of communication at the annenberg school for communication, university of pennsylvania, usa. As new communication technologies are developed, researchers seem to use the patterns of research established for existing technologies to explain the uses and effects of the new media. General thoughts when old technologies were new has the primary thesis that technological change echos existing social structures. In other words, new technologies, when introduced, usually fall into patterns of use that do not reorganize economic, gender, and social strata. All content in this area was uploaded by carolyn marvin on jun 05, 2017. Professor paschal preston dublin city university, school of communications a thesis submitted to dublin city university in candidacy for the degree of doctor of philosophy anthony cawley, b. Nov 01, 2011 got a new iphone 6 in just 7 days completing surveys and offers. Ethnographers of new media face a challenge nowadays because they write about technologies people love to discuss and about which journalists love to write. People analytics from new tech companies culture amp.
The producer as power user by pit schultz the apparatus will be the better the more consumers it brings in contact with the production process in short, the more readers or spectators it turns into collaborators. Carolyn marvin, 1988, introduction, when old technologies were new. Mar 03, 2014 i enjoy the process of developing software, which includes many various activities. Thinking about electric communication in the late nineteenth century by carolyn marvin. Simple gsm base station based on universal software radio peripheral. Thinking about electric communication in the latenineteenth century. I propose therefore to return to marvin s original. Other technology benchmarks are usually based on results from large established technology manufacturers. Thinking about electric communication in the late nineteenth century, 1990 19. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Marvin carolyn when old technologies were new thinking.