Everybody owns the great ideas

    “Everybody owns the great ideas”: Theorizing digital technologies (requires proposal) Pick a technology of your choice. Please keep in mind the definition of technology. How would you combine your readings, topics raised in class and elsewhere to develop an approach that would analyze and hopefully explain the situation detailed therein. If you do so, please keep in mind that you must submit in writing a proposal of roughly 150-200 words describing your planned topic and approach. This proposal must arrive at least one (1) week prior to the final deadline for the essay. You may wish to consider any of the following questions. Why might this be the case? How is this the case? What factors that we have studied might contribute to or result from this trend? Most important, what does the technology enhance, render obsolete, retrieve or revert to as it remediates other technologies? What are the social, political, cultural and/or economic ramifications? Who benefits? You MUST refer specifically to no fewer than two (2) of the assigned required readings from the COURSE MATERIALS folder up to and including the week the essay is due. External research is not a requirement and should be done judiciously, with an eye to relevance. If you need examples of potential technologies or you wish to consult me about a specific technology, please do not hesitate.