The Media Ecology Tradition
ENGL 526
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Catastrophic natural and man-made disasters, such as the Tsunami and the 911 terrorist attack, demonstrate the interdependence of the modern world and the genuine need for global awareness and action to support that relationship. These events and shifting consciousness position ecology as more than a discrete discipline or set of practices: ecological awareness is also a philosophical and ideological approach for acting in the world.
Media ecology is a study of media as environments and systems. It is a theory about the complex interplay between humans, technology, media, and the environment. It focuses on the interaction between humans and the media with the goal of increasing awareness of mutual effects.