Book part: Medienwandel zwischen Evolution und Revolution
Abstract
The paper investigates evolutionary and revolutionary approaches to media change. It is argued that media change can only analytically be distinguished from societal change. Media essentially are cognitive and social creations and, therefore, provide basic linkage among the members of a society. Media change, thus, is described as a complex and hyperdynamical process integrating the dynamics of cultural variation, selection and regulation. Media dynamics show a mix of all the different process types from evolution through shocks and interferences to catastrophies and revolutions. The paper offers an explanation for the new media shock and, finally, discusses some consequences as to media education.
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BibTex
Rusch, Gebhard: Medienwandel zwischen Evolution und Revolution. In: Hug, Theo: Media, Knowledge & Education. Exploring new Spaces, Relations and Dynamics in Digital Media Ecologies. Innsbruck: Innsbruck University Press 2008, S. 15-35. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.25969/mediarep/19776.
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 author = {Rusch, Gebhard},
 title = {Medienwandel zwischen Evolution und Revolution},
 year = 2008,
 doi = "\url{http://dx.doi.org/10.25969/mediarep/19776}",
 editor = {Hug, Theo},
 address = {Innsbruck},
 booktitle = {Media, Knowledge & Education. Exploring new Spaces, Relations and Dynamics in Digital Media Ecologies},
 pages = {15--35},
 publisher = {Innsbruck University Press},
}
 author = {Rusch, Gebhard},
 title = {Medienwandel zwischen Evolution und Revolution},
 year = 2008,
 doi = "\url{http://dx.doi.org/10.25969/mediarep/19776}",
 editor = {Hug, Theo},
 address = {Innsbruck},
 booktitle = {Media, Knowledge & Education. Exploring new Spaces, Relations and Dynamics in Digital Media Ecologies},
 pages = {15--35},
 publisher = {Innsbruck University Press},
}
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