I haven't been following this thread, but saw this short note and it struck a chord. Particularly the statement that our modes of interaction "shape" the resultant culture. First question: Do all interactions result in a culture (or the alteration of one)? Second: Do communication modes "shape" interaction or set boundaries for them based on (participants perceptions of) what they afford (in Gibson's sense)? Third, assuming that communication modes set boundaries rather than shape interaction, do differences in boundaries necessarily (or ever) result in differences in culture? --Christian Nelson On Jan 18, 2008, at 3:08 AM, Marj Kibby wrote:
If there were people who regularly interacted in your toolshed they would develop a 'toolshed' culture - a set of practices, beliefs and understandings shaped by their mode of interaction.
Marj
Dr Marjorie Kibby, Senior Lecturer in Communication & Culture Faculty of Education and Arts The University of Newcastle, Callaghan NSW 2308 Australia Marj.Kibby@newcastle.edu.au +61 2 49216604
Mary-Helen Ward <mhward@usyd.edu.au> 01/18/08 6:51 PM >>> If I had a toolshed it wouldn't have any people interacting in it ...
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