TenFour
TenFour
Collaborative. Eclectic. Provocative. Experimental. TenFour is a video and podcasting channel that investigates the hopes, the fears and the realities of the "digital revolution" in which we live. The content is created by undergraduate students pursuing an Honors Degree from the ...
Interview with Henry Jenkins
Andy Hogan interMIT Professor Henry Jenkins about the cultural and ideological climate surrounding video games.
Interview with Richard Edwards
Sonia Seetharaman interSt. Mary's College Professor Richard Edwards about the role of new media in higher education. Look for "Out of the Past" in the iTunes Podcast Directory to listen to Professor Edwards' podcasts.
Interview with Ari Schwartz
Sam Ghods interAri Schwartz about the recent Sony BMG rootkit issue and his work as the Associate Director of the Center for Democracy and Technology (www.cdt.org).
Interview with Jim Babka
Isomi Miake-Lye interJim Babka about online political activist networks and his work as Director and Co-Founder of one such organization, Downsize DC (www.downsizedc.org).
Interview with Stacy Smith
Lindsay Pond interUSC Professor Stacy Smith about gender representations in children's media and her work with Geena Davis' "See Jane" project (www.seejane.org).
Internet Walking Tour: "Making New Friends"
In this interactive podcast, Isomi Miake-Lye defamiliarizes community on the Internet. Begin tour here:
Internet Walking Tour: "Jack Thompson is a(n) _________ Individual"
In this interactive podcast, Andy Hogan is your guide for a tour of his del.icio.us bookmarks of Internet sites about Jack Thompson, the crusader against video game violence. Begin tour here:
Internet Walking Tour: "Tracked by the Amazon"
In this interactive podcast, Sam Ghods is your guide for a tour of Amazon.com, examining how the site records personal data about your shopping and browsing habits. Begin tour here:
Internet Walking Tour: "Wild Animals, Breakfast Cereals, and Daytime Television"
In this interactive podcast, Lindsay Pond is our guide for an "Internet safari" that explores how America's tweens use the Internet. Begin tour here:
Internet Walking Tour: "Fly Like an Eagle"
In this interactive podcast, Sonia Seetharaman explores the internet as a research tool and teaches critical skills to find and distribute information about the American Bald Eagle. Begin tour here:
Podcast: "The Celestial Emporium of Benevolent Knowledge"
In this podcast, Sonia Seetharaman discusses "Ontology is Overated", Clay Shirky's article on cataloguing and folksonomy and the pros and cons of each system. Sonia also discusses possibilities for the future of information organization and retrieval in ...
Podcast: "The Role of Virtual Communities in Modern Society"
In this podcast, Isomi Miake-Lye explores the development of the online community and its role in society, looking at arguments from Geert Lovink and Sherry Turkle. Isomi suggests that both activism and a communal spirit are possible in the virtual ...
The Great Blog Debate: Round 3
An in-class, old-school debate about the value of blogs in relation to traditional news outlets. Defending the blogosphere are Isomi Miake-Lye, Sonia Seetharaman and Andy Hogan; defending traditional new media are Sam Ghods and Lindsay Pond. The debate ...
Podcast: "Who Owns Culture?"
A summary and extension of Lawrence Lessig and Jeff Tweedy's presentation, Who Owns Culture?, at the New York Public Library on April 7th, 2005. This podcast also features a clip from a Q&A following a talk given by Lessig at the USC Annenberg Center for ...
Podcast: "Culture Jamming and Video Culture"
After examining Mark Dery's article concerning culture jamming in relation to video game culture, we then discuss grassroots and juvenile appropriation of video game images and later include theories of radicalism in general. Links: Mark Dery article on ...
Podcast: "Heteronormativity and Tween Culture"
In this podcast, Lindsay Pond explores how tween culture is shaped by adult attitudes towards sexuality. She draws on the article "Sex in Public" by Lauren Berlant and Michael Warner (from Simon During, ed., THE CULTURAL STUDIES READER) to analyze how ...
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This podcast explores the Last FM website, a site dedicated to music recommendations and communities. Its numerous interactive features exemplify the idea of Web 2.0. Music: "Berimbau" by Inverted Silence "Now Get Busy" by Beastie Boys "Guitar" by Niels. ...
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This project provides information on a compelling aspect of Web 2.0 culture: newgrounds.com. An excellent source of various types of media, such as animation and music, Newgrounds is an exemplar of the community participation, remixing, and constant ...
BitTorrent vs. MPAA
Part 4 of "Internet Walking Tours," a series of four interactive podcasts. BitTorrent is the latest peer-to-peer file sharing application. Its use has been controversial because it can be used to download copyrighted media. BitTorrent is especially ...