Write short (100 to 200 word) essay-style responses to 5 of the following 7 questions. Each question will be worth 5 (out of 25 total) so try to articulate at least 5 separate ideas or points in your answer. Be as specific as possible, and try to avoid over-generalizations. Write well.
Include a statement at the end affirming that the exam has been written by you alone.
Email your responses to soules@mala.bc.ca before 1:30 p.m. February 20th. In the subject line of the email, insert your name and "Media 112 midterm." I will confirm that I received your work by return email sometime Wednesday evening.
As I mentioned in class, some email servers clip off the ends of long paragraphs of text in the body of email messages. If you have any concerns about this, you can send your midterm as an attachment that I can read in MSWord. Please keep a copy of your midterm in case transmission goes awry.
Thanks, and good luck!
1. What five pieces of advice might James Clifford offer students of the media in their study of culture?
2. What is the "public sphere" according to Habermas, and how is it influenced by public relations?
3. For Naomi Klein (in No Logo), what specific developments account for the recent growth of "anticorporate activism" around the world?
4. What is your understanding of hyper-reality? Provide examples from your own experience to illustrate your definition.
5. Donna Haraway claims you are already a cyborg. What does she mean and do you agree with her?
6. List five factors that affect social change in the theories of H.A. Innis.
7. How is the medium the message, according to you and Marshall McLuhan?
