The limit(ation)s of literacy: meandering toward a (trans)media ecology of futures Because, as I point out early in the talk,…
The limit(ation)s of literacy: meandering toward a (trans)media ecology of futures
Because, as I point out early in the talk, all futures are narratives, and all futures are thus media(ted). This has important implications for those of us producing futures, with regard to both the processes of (re)production, and the (re)distribution of the resulting product. Per Neil Postman, media are environments, which assign roles and preconfigure possible (and impossible) responses; understanding the affordances various media (and combinations thereof), and the particular ways in which they shape speculative narratives, is therefore vital to futuring as a critical utopian project.
Friend of the blog Paul Graham Raven recently posted his talk from the Futures Brought to Life symposium.
Its an extremely interesting talk on experiential futures, media literacy, the imagination, narratives etc. well worth your time if you are engaging with solarpunk beyond / deeper than just its surface aesthetic.