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Tiziana Terranova writes that “far from being an ‘unreal’, empty space, the Internet is animated by cultural and technical labor through and through, a continuous production of value that is completely immanent to the flows of the network society at large” (33). Another way she phrases this is that the internet relies on “free labor” … Continue reading “Free Labor” and the Semblance of Free Labor

As someone who didn’t grow up in America, my knowledge about Roger Stone prior to watching the documentary was limited to Twitter roasts of the outfit he wore to Trump’s inauguration. In all seriousness though, the comparisons to the Babadook or Snidely Whiplash seem apt because they conjure an image of the boogeyman, the perennial … Continue reading Image Management in “Get Me Roger Stone”

In the blog post “Gamification is Bullshit,” Ian Bogost lays out an argument that the perniciousness of gamification is rooted in its coercive or concealing nature. He draws on Harry Frankfurt’s writing on bullshit to distinguish it from outright lies or deceit, making the point that it is just another example of spin dreamed up … Continue reading Experiencing Gamification

Since class on Wednesday, I’ve been thinking and reading more about Hall’s conception of encoding and decoding. In particular, I was finding it difficult to articulate the distinction between these terms and those that I’m more familiar with in the literary studies field: intention and interpretation.  Authorial intention is often seen as difficult to access … Continue reading Encoding and intention