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Contents 1 The Press and the Public 2 Study Group Discussion

The Press and the Public

 

This is one painting from a series by Jacob Lawrence on view at MoMA which deals with the Great Migration. It is called "In many of the communities the Negro press was read continually because of its attitude and its encouragement of the movement." All of the paintings in this series have long, descriptive titles like this one. I posted this work in particular because I think it dovetails nicely with our discussion last week and what we will discuss this week in Dewey, especially in terms of the search for the Great Community and the role of the press in the creation of symbols and communication in a community.  I am looking forward to hear the journalism students' take on the role of experts in the Lippman/Dewey tension as well. 

 

Click here to view Jacob Lawrence's biography as well as other works of the Great Migration series in the collection at MoMA.

Dzula 20:34, 18 October 2009 (UTC)

Study Group Discussion

Thanks to Katie for an interesting discussion at the J-School this evening. We talked about Dewey's ideas, wondering about the role of individuals and individuality in his hypothetical Great Community. We wondered whether or not this Great Community was achievable or even desirable. We briefly discussed where Dewey and Lippman's views overlapped and where they diverged. We discussed Dewey's point about technology and scientific knowledge making way for great strides in society while leaving humans' knowledge of themselves relatively unchanged.  We talked about the role of communications technology and the way it facilitated the shift from local face-to-face culture to the sprawling landscape of indirect consequences. We both used our respective experience in journalism and education to help clarify points in the text as well.

Dzula 17:18, 21 October 2009 (UTC)