Personal media engulfs us, from our cellphones and blogs to iPods and ever-present wifi, but some Carleton College students are diving in even deeper: in the class We Media: The Personal Media Revolution students explore the hows and whys of citizen media. Taught by Carleton’s Cinema and Media Studies Chair John Schott, a panelist at our recent discussion on the ethics of mediated imagery of death and disaster (webcast here), the students create their own blogs, podcasts, and videoblogs (including Digital Lives/Digital Loves, which ruminates on “livin’ digital”). Minneapolis’ own Chuck Olsen vlogs an interview with Schott on MNstories today.
More:
We Media’s useful Online Notebook of Links
I went through John’s class and became even further engolfed in personal media. There is so much out there to absorb and reflect, and I have a blast doing it!
Comment by Aleshia — 3/31/2006 @ 6:30 pm
To answer the question on the billboard above. Target. Target owns culture in MN at least. Gosh they do so much for the community. They even allow kids to show their national pride by performing their traditional dances on Targets logo.
Comment by Jakesta — 6/26/2006 @ 12:08 pm