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The control, resistance, and evolution of digital artifacts: a materialist study of internet culture

Creator:

Villemarette, Chris

Abstract:

My goal is to demonstrate that a coevolutionary relationship exists between decentralized networks over which digital media are used and the control mechanisms placed on those networks and digital media. The resisting digital media and the control mechanisms placed on them push each other toward further decentralization. The aspects of...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis
Of mice and bunnies : Walt Disney, Hugh Hefner, and the age of consensus

Creator:

Allen-Spencer, Patricia C.

Abstract:

Post World War II victory culture and its fallout-the consensus ideology-led to the creation of a middle class willing to conform to a prescribed set of ideals, safely removed from all danger, and enjoying the material benefits of a growing middle-class income bracket. Walt Disney and Hugh Hefner, two seemingly...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis