[Air-L] Here's an Idea… PBSIdeaChannel represents a new form of the academy

[Alex Leavitt]

Disclaimer: I'm good friends with Mike, both of us having worked together
on the Web Ecology Project.

Idea Channel is just what it is: no-consequences idea generation that
certainly provoke interesting conversations but don't necessarily
contribute to the 'social theory' part of your prompt. But I've always
thought that academics should totally go the route of making well-produced,
easily-understandable videos. Eg., while not academic in the least, I still
think this -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxKtZmQgxrI -- is one of the
best pieces of film criticism out there.

Alex

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Alexander Leavitt
PhD Student
USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism
http://alexleavitt.com
Twitter: @alexleavitt



On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 3:47 PM, Tilton, Shane <tiltons at ohio.edu> wrote:

> (For those that haven't seen the videos…
> http://www.youtube.com/user/pbsideachannel?feature=watch)
>
> I've been a huge fan of Mike Rugnetta's work in this space and I was
> planning writing a piece on how this series opens up theory in a way that
> is accessible to a larger audience. However, my worry is that the
> information being presented is too close to the "Freakonomics"/"Tipping
> Point" field. My question to the AoIR hive mind is does this presentation
> of information represent a new method of scholarship combining social
> theory with popular culture?
>
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