When we write an essay or construct a web page, our materials have their own
characteristics. Most languages are made up of events and things. Written
language contains verbs and nouns and also uses conventions like paragraphs,
sentences, and commas to present information. A web page might use language and
images, perhaps colors, to deliver ideas; however, hypertextual language is also
made of things and events, nodes and connections. Note how the hypertextual
concept of the "link" splits into object and event, indicating not only the
physical structure, the connection between two points, but also the process of
making this connection, the act of linking. This site will evolve around the
exploration of media.
Our first exploration of media looks at the issue of cyberporn and the
differences between print and online media. Of particluar interest are the
student projects on cyberporn; some of the projects highlighting issues of media
include,
Stay tuned for more stuff.
