Thu 8 Feb 2007
I’ve been invited to do a guest lecture on the Internet, titled Digital Convergences at my university - something pretty low key around the development of the Internet and its contributions to societal change. There will be a fair bit of it devoted to religion online and impacts on offline values and practices.
I’m meant to gasbag for about an hour, and then present a video of some sort that present the theme of my arguments and topics. Does anyone know of any clip from a movie, a documentary or YouTibe clip that I could use? I could really do with some suggestions.
February 8th, 2007 at 20:39
Check out the we need to rethink youtube movie I blogged a few days back…
February 8th, 2007 at 20:53
Some possibilities might be:
Synthetic Dreams (1996) Directed by Iara Lee. It’s getting on a bit, but it connects the body, technology, life and death, and religious stories.
Michael Lewis’ BBC documentary series “The Future Just
Happened” which looks at the impact of the internet on Western society. Published as “Next: The Future Just Happened” in book form. Real Video available at:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/programmes/2001/future/default.stm
Maybe something from Greg Pak’s “Robot Stories” which is available on DVD:
http://www.robotstories.net/index.html
Or have a look at this YouTube clip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gmP4nk0EOE
Pax.
February 8th, 2007 at 20:55
Thanks mate. I’m at the page now, waiting for it to load (slow connection today for some reason - really shouldn’t be doing this at work; I’ve a faster connection at home)!
February 8th, 2007 at 21:02
Hey Stephen,
What a cool range of options. Will check them all out. Thanks for your help.