Medium and Media

The study of media then is, like other social and cultural fields of study, about examining the social structures and technologies we invent to orchestrate a shared life in the world with other humans, animals and the natural environment. To get started at least, there are two basic building blocks. Meaning: the human capacity to use our bodies to communicate with one another. Media: the human capacity to create material structures, tools and institutions that alter our lived experience and the world around us in durable ways.