On Periodisation: Some thoughts on waves of techno-economic and cultural change

Armin Medosch — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 16:36:27 +0000

Following on to Brian's listserv post, I would like to add a few more points on periodisation. Although Kondratieff cycles or long waves do play a role here, the intention is not an in-depth discussion of the long wave theory. The intention is rather to create a foundation for a narrative that describes the second half of the 20th century as an interplay of economic, political, technological and cultural forces, seeking out turning points that allow to identify specific characteristics of techno-economic changes as an explanatory framework for specific cultural or artistic phenomena, such as participatory media and / or media art and technology practices.

Periodizing Cinematic Production

Brian Holmes — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:50:39 +0000

[What follows is another look at periodization in the history of media, adapted only very slightly from a post I sent to the iDC list. It follows directly on the long comment I made to Armin's 45 RPM text, concerning the dialectical transformations of the communicational commodity. The idea is to build momentum for shared investigations into the relations between the technological forms, political-economic functions, expressive uses and oppositional appropriations of communications media. Best to all, BH]

The Next Layer - Kondratieff

On Periodisation: Some thoughts on waves of techno-economic and cultural change

Periodizing Cinematic Production