Comments for ulises mejias http://blog.ulisesmejias.com assistant professor, suny oswego Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:32:22 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on Postmodernism, Virtuality, Globalization and the (fragmented) Self – 1/3 by James http://blog.ulisesmejias.com/2003/12/19/postmodernism-virtuality-globalization-and-the-fragmented-self-13/comment-page-1/#comment-985 James Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:32:22 +0000 http://blog.ulisesmejias.com/2003/12/19/postmodernism-virtuality-globalization-and-the-fragmented-self-13/#comment-985 I think if you read the article, Turkle and Jameson, you would understand why the self is no longer single and unified. I think if you read the article, Turkle and Jameson, you would understand why the self is no longer single and unified.

]]> Comment on The tyranny of nodes: Towards a critique of social network theories by Unthinking the network « Viplav Baxi’s Meanderings http://blog.ulisesmejias.com/2006/10/09/the-tyranny-of-nodes-towards-a-critique-of-social-network-theories/comment-page-1/#comment-983 Unthinking the network « Viplav Baxi’s Meanderings Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:24:32 +0000 http://blog.ulisesmejias.com/2006/10/09/the-tyranny-of-nodes-towards-a-critique-of-social-network-theories/#comment-983 [...] January 26, 2010 by Viplav Baxi Ulises Mejias writes a very thought-provoking post Disassembled Spaces. He makes the point that if we are not able to ensure that a substantial part of our social and cultural production over the Internet is controlled openly rather than by a handful of private corporations, should we begin “unthinking the network”? He explores many dimensions of the concept in his post The tyranny of nodes. [...] [...] January 26, 2010 by Viplav Baxi Ulises Mejias writes a very thought-provoking post Disassembled Spaces. He makes the point that if we are not able to ensure that a substantial part of our social and cultural production over the Internet is controlled openly rather than by a handful of private corporations, should we begin “unthinking the network”? He explores many dimensions of the concept in his post The tyranny of nodes. [...]

]]> Comment on Disassembled Spaces: Guest blogging at FLEFF by Unthinking the network « Viplav Baxi’s Meanderings http://blog.ulisesmejias.com/2009/09/21/disassembled-spaces-guest-blogging-at-fleff/comment-page-1/#comment-982 Unthinking the network « Viplav Baxi’s Meanderings Tue, 26 Jan 2010 06:15:00 +0000 http://blog.ulisesmejias.com/?p=292#comment-982 [...] 26, 2010 by Viplav Baxi Ulises Mejias writes a very thought-provoking post Disassembled Spaces. He makes the point that if we are not able to ensure that a substantial part of our social and [...] [...] 26, 2010 by Viplav Baxi Ulises Mejias writes a very thought-provoking post Disassembled Spaces. He makes the point that if we are not able to ensure that a substantial part of our social and [...]

]]> Comment on Postmodernism, Virtuality, Globalization and the (fragmented) Self – 2/3 by Nave Hayder http://blog.ulisesmejias.com/2003/12/20/postmodernism-virtuality-globalization-and-the-fragmented-self-23/comment-page-1/#comment-981 Nave Hayder Sun, 03 Jan 2010 16:52:18 +0000 http://blog.ulisesmejias.com/2003/12/20/postmodernism-virtuality-globalization-and-the-fragmented-self-23/#comment-981 Interesting suggestion. I suppose if we go farther from Lacan and consider PLATO'S CAVE, one can synthesize that the 'Realm of Thought' is actually Cyberspace - a world existent on ideas and 'forms' rather than 'substances'. These 'forms', or 'identities' burst into fragments because of the post-modern context, but without it we see the identity of a person the way (s)he wants to be seen. Kinda makes Matrix fall into place. Interesting suggestion. I suppose if we go farther from Lacan and consider PLATO’S CAVE, one can synthesize that the ‘Realm of Thought’ is actually Cyberspace – a world existent on ideas and ‘forms’ rather than ’substances’. These ‘forms’, or ‘identities’ burst into fragments because of the post-modern context, but without it we see the identity of a person the way (s)he wants to be seen.

Kinda makes Matrix fall into place.

]]> Comment on Attention Economy: The Game by Teaching the Attention Economy pt 2 « Attention theory http://blog.ulisesmejias.com/2008/02/22/attention-economy-the-game/comment-page-1/#comment-977 Teaching the Attention Economy pt 2 « Attention theory Sun, 06 Dec 2009 22:05:57 +0000 http://blog.ulisesmejias.com/2008/02/22/attention-economy-the-game/#comment-977 [...] Here are the rules to the game. [...] [...] Here are the rules to the game. [...]

]]> Comment on The tyranny of nodes: Towards a critique of social network theories by LMS and SNS « Viplav Baxi’s Meanderings http://blog.ulisesmejias.com/2006/10/09/the-tyranny-of-nodes-towards-a-critique-of-social-network-theories/comment-page-1/#comment-974 LMS and SNS « Viplav Baxi’s Meanderings Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:24:42 +0000 http://blog.ulisesmejias.com/2006/10/09/the-tyranny-of-nodes-towards-a-critique-of-social-network-theories/#comment-974 [...] also really interesting to follow Ulises Mejias’ post on the tyranny of nodes. Ulises argues that “network undermines productive forms of sociality by over-privileging the [...] [...] also really interesting to follow Ulises Mejias’ post on the tyranny of nodes. Ulises argues that “network undermines productive forms of sociality by over-privileging the [...]

]]> Comment on Post-Racial America? A Debate by Alfonso FR http://blog.ulisesmejias.com/2009/09/18/post-racial-america-a-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-736 Alfonso FR Sat, 19 Sep 2009 11:45:33 +0000 http://blog.ulisesmejias.com/?p=289#comment-736 Brilliant argumentation, as usual. It's difficult to try and add some comments, but let me try. Does anyone recall that Barack Hussein is only milk-coffee? There has been a joke going around Spain lately about how some of our rightwingest political figures do actually look blacker than Obama. Check it out here: http://meneame.net/story/obama-es-negro Myself I do not believe in positive discrimination of any kind (neither negative, 'course), so I support a race neutral policy if it goes along and equally centered racism fighting policy which I think every state should have in place since WWII. The case of Semenya's olimpic hermaphroditism is just another facet of how diffuse our artificial mental barriers are sometimes, in race just as in gender. If you want to watch a pretty good moder satire of Apartheid, go and see Peter Jackson's produced film "District-9" where they give another turn to the affair where aliens park their UFO over South-African slums, in a neat metaphore to reflect upon. Brilliant argumentation, as usual. It’s difficult to try and add some comments, but let me try.
Does anyone recall that Barack Hussein is only milk-coffee? There has been a joke going around Spain lately about how some of our rightwingest political figures do actually look blacker than Obama. Check it out here:
http://meneame.net/story/obama-es-negro

Myself I do not believe in positive discrimination of any kind (neither negative, ‘course), so I support a race neutral policy if it goes along and equally centered racism fighting policy which I think every state should have in place since WWII.

The case of Semenya’s olimpic hermaphroditism is just another facet of how diffuse our artificial mental barriers are sometimes, in race just as in gender.

If you want to watch a pretty good moder satire of Apartheid, go and see Peter Jackson’s produced film “District-9″ where they give another turn to the affair where aliens park their UFO over South-African slums, in a neat metaphore to reflect upon.

]]> Comment on The Death of ‘Why’ is here (literally and figuratively?) by Cindy http://blog.ulisesmejias.com/2009/06/15/the-death-of-why/comment-page-1/#comment-725 Cindy Sun, 30 Aug 2009 14:52:12 +0000 http://blog.ulisesmejias.com/?p=283#comment-725 Thank you for introducing the book on this blog. I have just placed an order for her book. How often do we hear this kind of conversation at a supermarket: Honey, what would you like to eat tonight? Chicken, fish??? Imagine a world without mobile phones (not really that long ago!), this same person would use some brain power, make some clever deductions such as price, special offers, freshness etc. and purchase. Some how we no longer seems to want to use our brain. Multi-tasking is another term that irritates me. Because we are being pushed to multi-tasking, in reality we are multi-HOPPING. We only have time and resources to take care of or look into the surface of whatever we must multi-task, move on to the next task, and rarely have the time to dig deeper and provide 'total' solutions. Is that efficient and effective problem-solving?. Yet we accept them (not me) because society is expecting us to able to response quickly to whatever that comes along. Thank you for introducing the book on this blog. I have just placed an order for her book.

How often do we hear this kind of conversation at a supermarket: Honey, what would you like to eat tonight? Chicken, fish??? Imagine a world without mobile phones (not really that long ago!), this same person would use some brain power, make some clever deductions such as price, special offers, freshness etc. and purchase. Some how we no longer seems to want to use our brain.

Multi-tasking is another term that irritates me. Because we are being pushed to multi-tasking, in reality we are multi-HOPPING. We only have time and resources to take care of or look into the surface of whatever we must multi-task, move on to the next task, and rarely have the time to dig deeper and provide ‘total’ solutions. Is that efficient and effective problem-solving?. Yet we accept them (not me) because society is expecting us to able to response quickly to whatever that comes along.

]]> Comment on Photography by julio aviles http://blog.ulisesmejias.com/photography/comment-page-1/#comment-717 julio aviles Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:33:13 +0000 http://blog.ulisesmejias.com/photography/#comment-717 Hola: Al igual que tu, soy un blogfesor. Ahora mismo estoy apoyando un proyecto de inclusion de tecnologias web 2.0 en una universidad de mi localidad, Mexicali, desde donde te envio un cordial saludo. Hola:

Al igual que tu, soy un blogfesor. Ahora mismo estoy apoyando un proyecto de inclusion de tecnologias web 2.0 en una universidad de mi localidad, Mexicali, desde donde te envio un cordial saludo.

]]> Comment on Morning by paz peña http://blog.ulisesmejias.com/2009/06/15/morning/comment-page-1/#comment-704 paz peña Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:46:41 +0000 http://blog.ulisesmejias.com/?p=279#comment-704 guau, qué foto más impresionante. guau, qué foto más impresionante.

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