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Tag Archives: Media Ecology

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Interview with Dr. Valerie Peterson

April 8, 2013by mridula1 Leave a comment

© Valerie Peterson and Figure/Ground Communication Dr. Peterson was interviewed by Mridula A Mascarenhas on April 8th, 2013 Dr. Peterson teaches courses in visual communication, communication perspectives, critical interpretation, basic concepts of communication, […]

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Academia, Education, Mass media, Media Ecology, Media studies, Rhetoric, Scholarly Interviews
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Interview with Brian Cogan

December 31, 2012by Laureano Ralon Leave a comment

© Brian Cogan and Figure/Ground Communication Dr. Cogan was interviewed by Laureano Ralon on December 30th, 2012 Dr. Brian Cogan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communications at Molloy […]

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Academia, Academic Journalism, Academic Tenure, CMNS, Media Ecology, Media studies, Scholarly Interviews

Interview with Robert K. Blechman

March 24, 2012by Laureano Ralon Leave a comment

© Robert K. Blechman and Figure/Ground Communication Dr. Blechman was interviewed by Laureano Ralon on March 24th, 2012 Robert K. Blechman has a Ph.D. in Media Ecology (Communication Theory and […]

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Academia, Book Releases, CMNS, Media Ecology, Philosophy of Education, Scholarly Interviews

Figure/Ground interview with Casey Lum, translated into Chinese

December 15, 2011by Laureano Ralon Leave a comment

© Casey Man Kong Lum and Figure/Ground Communications Dr. Lum was interviewed via Skype by Laureano Ralon on February 16th, 2011 Casey Man Kong Lum is Professor and Director of the […]

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Academia, CMNS, Higher Education, Media Ecology, Scholarly Interviews

The Media Ecology Association at the 103rd Annual Meeting of the Eastern Communication Association

December 9, 2011by Laureano Ralon Leave a comment

Call for Papers Transitions Royal Sonesta Hotel, Cambridge, Massachusetts April 26–29, 2012 Submission Deadline: October 14, 2011 The Media Ecology Association, an affiliated association of the Eastern Communication Association, invites […]

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Academia, CMNS, Media Ecology
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Hannah Arendt & Media Ecology

December 7, 2011by Laureano Ralon Leave a comment

Violence, Power, Technology and Identity By Lance Strate “Last week I attended a public lecture at Fordham University given by Richard Bernstein, a philosopher on the faculty of the New […]

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Academia, CMNS, Existential Phenomenology, Existentialism and Hermeneutics, Media Ecology, Philosophy

New Book from Eric & Marshall McLuhan: Theories of Communication

July 16, 2011by Laureano Ralon Leave a comment

Theories of Communication Year of Publication: 2011 New York, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt am Main, Oxford, Wien, 2011. 272 pp. ISBN 978-1-4331-1212-6 pb. Book synopsis: Theories of Communication is the realization […]

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West of the Diamond: Sailing the Ship of Philosophy through Digital Waves

June 21, 2011by Laureano Ralon Leave a comment

West of the Diamond is an excellent blog by Yoni Van Den Eede - doctoral student with the Philosophy Department of the Free University of Brussels (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) who is also […]

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CMNS, Philosophy

McLuhan misunderstood

January 24, 2011by Laureano Ralon 6 Comments

McLuhan Misunderstood: Setting the Record Straight By Robert K. Logan logan@physics.utoronto.ca Introduction Marshall McLuhan was one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century and probably the most misunderstood […]

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