1/30 Blog Post
Totally didn’t forget to make a blog post last week. Anyway, I made a meme based on one of the videos for this week.
Coffee houses and Print Culture
The connections between coffee houses and print culture are interesting to me as they can obvious or more subtle. In The Social life of Coffee: The Emergence of the British Coffee House the connection between the two is described in several different ways. The primary thing that appears to be happening in the coffee houses …
Reaction to Downey and Class Activities
I found that reading Downey was helpful in understanding technological change over time. The book was easy to read and understand. I think reading Downey at the beginning of the semester was a great idea because it provides a frame for the class and the information we will be learning. I am excited for what […]
A week at a glance
Over the course of the last week, we have thought […]
Week 3: 1/27/23
This week’s in-class assignments have been really interesting and informative, and I have gotten a lot more experience with the digital resources available to me as I have used tools that are new to me. The infographic we made on Tuesday with Canva really opened my eyes to the new ways that I can share […]
1/26/23 Readings/Class
Gleick chapter 2 one of his points is that writing is a form of technology. This is something I had really never thought of before. In chapter one of Downey, he discusses how improvements in the field of printing technology sparked journalism, the popularity of newspapers, and image printing in America during the 1800s. This …
Blog #3- 1/26/23
Thoughts on Downey and Gleick Downey’s book Technology and Communication in American History was an interesting read. I enjoyed how it was laid out with each chapter about a new period of technological advancement. During the first chapter and woven throughout some of the later text, Downey mentions sociotechnical (Downey, 5). The sociotechnical theory is […]
Week 3: A Reflection of the Class So Far
My experience in this class so far has been enjoyable! I have really liked the ability to discuss assignments with my groupmate and be able to shape the class. Based on what we have done so far with assignments, I am really excited for cave painting Pictionary and the propaganda assignment. The cave painting Pictionary is one that Grace, and I came up with and it feels nice to know other people like the idea…
A New Sense of Study
This course has been an interesting journey so far because it is structured in such a unique way. I think that it is really interesting that instead of another lecture-based history course with discussion elements the course went beyond that to give students the ability to create and lead the class as a collective. I …
Downey & Other Thoughts
Overall, I enjoyed Downey’s Technology and Communication in American History. Every chapter incorporated a lot of information about various technological advancements without seeming crammed. After our discussion on Tuesday, it became more prevalent to me how well Downey laid out his chapters to demonstrate that technology coincides with each other. […]