Reading the Book of Probes
Optional but highly recommended reading- Sara Rosen, Book Review: “The Book of Probes” by Marshall McLuhan & David Carson
- Steve MacLaughlin, The Book of Probes Book Review
for 31 Oct
- Read Gordon, "The book of probes", in The Book of Probes to get oriented.
- Read introductory mater and first half, to 213. (p 214 starts probes from The Laws of Media)
Exercise
- Select 9 spreads
- xerox them. color or bw
- bring them to class. in class, we'll be working with them
for 7 Nov
- Elena Lamberti, Electric Literacy: Marshall McLhuan’s “Mosaic” and Laws of Media. "According to the Oxford English Dictionary, Marshall McLuhan (1911-1980) was the first to employ the term ‘interface’ in an original context: Interface is the meeting of two structures, or cultures, or conflicting technologies and the way they change each other." Also a pdf in the course Dropbox.
- Book of Probes from p 214 to the end of the probes.
Exercise
- Select 6 spreads. Duplicate them, one side only. Color or b&w
- Bring them to class to work with, as last week
LambertiOnProbes
LittleBookOfProbesProject
