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| − | Through critical engagements with dead media artifacts, some of the dossiers on this site push the boundaries of the assignment, which was to engage with a piece of dead media, or a dead problematic in media. | + | Through critical engagements with dead media artifacts, some of the dossiers on this site push the boundaries of the assignment, which was to engage with a piece of dead media, or a dead media problematic. The problem of death, or obsolescence, was raised in relation to the question of remediation; do media ever die, or are they simply incorporated into new media? The dossier on "[[The Market]]" explores this question, which is also covered on the page, "[[Media Etymology]]." |
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Hacking This Assignment
Through critical engagements with dead media artifacts, some of the dossiers on this site push the boundaries of the assignment, which was to engage with a piece of dead media, or a dead media problematic. The problem of death, or obsolescence, was raised in relation to the question of remediation; do media ever die, or are they simply incorporated into new media? The dossier on "The Market" explores this question, which is also covered on the page, "Media Etymology."
