Theory

should allow redefining
open up to discussion
should not lead to far from the message at hand
Urgency lies in the WHY of the publishing not the HOW
Shouldn't cut in on the information given

'Nothing follows from following, except change'
David Hume / The medium is the message)

The products of modern science are not in themselves good or bad; it is the way they
are used that determines their value.”
General David Sarnoff

‘Form must not be a vehicle for thought, it must be a way of thinking.’
Umberto Eco (Stuart Bailey - Form as a way of thinking)

The is no effects caused in a sequence
Nothing comes from nothing

a plan of action or set of working principles towards an anticipated end – even though that ‘end’ may be indeterminate, vague or abstract

WEEK 3 / HOMEWORK KIMMY

WEEK 4 / HOMEWORK KIMMY

Read Chapter 4 from ‘Post Digital Print, the End of Paper’ by Allessandro Ludivico and design an overview or timeline of all the technologies and inventions mentioned in a way that it expresses and gives insight in the pro’s and con’s between print and digital publishing.

Read and analyse Ursula le Guin’s The Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction (PDF version) [6 pages]. (Reading questions: What insights does it give you on how you can structure or build a narrative? How does this relate to your topic and ideas for your publication?).

"The trouble is, we've all let ourselves become part of the killer story, and so we may get finished along with it"

What insights does it give you on how you can structure or build a narrative?

How does this relate to your topic and ideas for your publication?

"Finally, it's clear that the Hero does not look well in this bag. He needs a stage or a pedestal or a pinnacle. You put him in a bag and he looks like a rabbit, like a potato."

Imperial nature goes hand in hand with the culture of catcalling, as it is a way for men to exert their power and dominance over women.

When a women does not fit into a catcallers expectations and decides to defend herself there is often conflict.

- construct a safe environment for life stories to exist
- create understanding amongst men and possibly cat callers
- make use of all the aspects involved in cat calling, such as audio, sight, feeling, reasoning,...
- decide what you want to tell, what message do you want to convey

- shouldn't be heroic, but real
- a narrative can be built of multiple stories
- a structure doesn't have to be linear

We’ve been submerged into the killer story and have learnt to accept an objective perspective on the world. The hero exists in the spotlight while other life stories are ignored, manipulated or unheard. This poses a question: how to let other people’s voices heard? How to get over “the Hero”? Who is it anyways? Ursula proposes the carrier bag as a new subject to tell the story of lives, opposing to the killing spear.