Mediacology

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As we watched the events unfold at Copenhagen, many of us felt powerless to infuse wisdom into the process. It seems as if the globe’s political leaders cannot transcend their own momentum, and remain stuck in a reality that defines everything in the context of numbers. One thing that Jacques Ellus points out [...]

It would be wrong to apologize for the negativity I’ve been feeling lately because that would discount the reality of my feelings. Yet I realize that I’ve allowed negativity to colonize my mind. To paraphrase something I once heard the Dalai Lama say, “They’ve taken my land, but I won’t let them take my [...]

A contrast in life’s inconveniences: Hangover vs. Sin Nombre

Somewhere between Rome’s train station and JFK airport my wallet was lost/stolen. This is a problem when plastic is the sole means of transaction inside nonplaces like airports, where only multinational corporations are granted the right to do business. So without cash or credit cards, I was [...]

In the spirit of open source, Convergence Culture guru Henry Jenkins is posting his course syllabi online. I was honored to discover that the essay that my book Mediacology is based on, “Circling the Cross: Bridging Native America, Education, and Digital Media,” is part of his reading list. I’ve posted a link to the essay [...]

The folks at Evolver Academy have kindly created a space for me to teach a summer course, “Mediacology: Media Networks, Deep Ecology and the Dream of the Planet.” It’s six weeks long, starting July 20. The cost is $120. Click here to register for the class.
What follows is a description and short essay exploring the [...]

I’ve been getting some nice reactions to a piece I wrote on Reality Sandwich, “The Ancient Future of Servant-Leadership.”

Here’s the teaser:

Chakaruna — bridgers — weave between the sacred realm and complex realities of global organizations, working as “servant-leaders.” From Buddhism, to punk, to corporate boardrooms, servant-leaders are necessary catalysts of the emerging evolution.

I hope you [...]

There have been consistent aftershocks rolling through Rome since Wednesday morning when the L’Aquila quake shook us out of bed at 3:30 AM. It’s not the first time I’ve awoken to an earthquake: growing up in LA was like living in The Exorcist. Countless nights I’d awaken with my bed rolling across the room, and [...]

I’ve written an extended essay about the conclusion of Battlestar Galactica. I hope you will click through and read the whole piece at Reality Sandwich.

Reality Sandwich | Battlestar Galactica Mystique:

Spoiler alert!
“Earth, a dream we’ve been chasing for a long time.”–Admiral Adama
So concludes one of the greatest epic runs of sci-fi on TV: Battlestar Galactica (reimagined). [...]

I’m off to Barcelona for Spring break, so I’ll be netless for a short break. Peace!

FYI, I was asked to write a short dispatch concerning media and youth in Italy. Here is a snip and link of what I wrote.
Ypulse Guest Post: A Dispatch From Rome On The State Of Italian Youth | Ypulse:
As a professor of media and communications at an American university, I teach to both semester abroad [...]

Net pal DK pointed out to me that when comments were submitted they were sent to my palpal donation page. Ooooop! My bad. Thankfully I was able to fix the bug but I hopefully it didn’t alienate anyone out there.

Please bear with me as I tweak and build a new interface. The old template was too out of date for current versions of Wordpress, and I feel I need a little change. One thing I’m doing is eliminating most ads except for Amazon, but with Amazon I can promote books, film and music that [...]

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I want to thank Laura Zlogar of Teachers College Record for writing a great review of my book (snip below). She totally gets it.

TCRecord: Article:

Media literacy’s role, according to Lopez, is to bring together all aspects of media. Rather than equipping students to do battle with media, Lopez wants teachers to help their students make [...]

I have a new article up at Reality Sandwich. Check it out.

Reality Sandwich | Community Is Not a Demographic:

One of the few memories I have of high school (remember the ’60s saying, “If you remember it you weren’t there”?) is a book, The Forest People, in which anthropologist Colin Turnbull recounts his experience of living [...]

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After a five-week odyssey throughout the US, I’m again in my Roman kitchen and back in the blogosphere. Among the many things on my travel agenda was the commencement of a new chapter in my life: the start of a four-year PhD program in Education and Sustainability at Prescott College. This is an exciting [...]

Mary Rothschild, director of Healthy Media Choices, invited me to be a guest on her weekly radio show, “How Are the Children?” on Brattleboro Community Radio (you can hear the stream here). I’ll be on Tuesday, July 15 at 1:00 pm Eastern Time. We’ll be discussing my book, Mediacology, along with the founders of the [...]

If you are in Santa Fe, please come to the opening of my photo show, Media Ruins. The video above provides a small preview, and you can visit Cruz Gallery online to see other images. (Click here for the flikr set)

Join us Friday July 18, 2008 5 to 730 opening reception at
CRUZ
616 Canyon [...]

Just a quick note to say that posting will be light this month due to travel and vacation. Wherever you might be, may you enjoy a break from electronics.

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My good friend and cousin Richard, who own Cruz Gallery in Santa Fe (I’ll be having a show of my photos there in July), jokes about his gallery: it only looks like we’re frakin’ around. Well, the same can be said about life here at Mediacology. Behind the scenes [...]