Chris BolsinGlobal SureillanceIt is no real shock that governments are spying. We all came to know about that through either watching the news and seeing the stories…Sep 22, 2015Sep 22, 2015
Chris BolsinMedia EcologyThere are numerous media ecologies around us, from social media to print media to verbal media. They all provide a space within which human…Sep 17, 2015Sep 17, 2015
Chris BolsinHackers and VectorsMckenzie Wark ‘s A Hacker Manifesto presents a view of the cyber-world that was in many ways ahead of its time. Published in 2003, the…Sep 10, 2015Sep 10, 2015
Chris BolsinGlobal ContentHave you ever downloaded a song or a movie from the Internet? What do you think are the pros and cons of present global copyright laws…Sep 1, 2015Sep 1, 2015
Chris BolsinGlobal NetworksModernism was the first introduction to the machine and certainly to globalization. Then came post-modernism in the 80’s, this movement was…Aug 24, 2015Aug 24, 2015
Chris BolsinGlocalityGlocality is an interesting concept to me. The oxymoron of something being local yet global at the same time took me a while to get my head…Aug 13, 2015Aug 13, 2015
Chris BolsinTracking global digital culturesAdvancements in computer technologies and computer sciences have lead to a boom in digital consumption and digital creation. Today it is…Jul 29, 2015Jul 29, 2015
Chris BolsinMy Global VillageWhile having a look at Marshall McLuhan’s concept of a ‘Global Village’, which he first popularized in his 1962 book The Gutenburg Galaxy…Jul 24, 2015Jul 24, 2015