"Right to remain silent..."
upto today, i thought "you have the right to remain silent, anything you say or.. will be used against (or for you) in a court of law" is only to be heard during arrests.
in my class today, (* oh like i noticed we and while are not bed mates so I corrected it after publishing) while learning how to evaluate web resources (of course for easy understanding comparing and contrasting with the print world). One of things that came up was how easily web publishing enables scholars to get away with comments, quotes and the likes. anytime the mind plays its usuall tricks, the scholar can always change whatever comment and publish again.
now, remember how many times we have read pleasing or unpleasing quotes from print books even after the author has come up with upto the 5th Edition to maybe change his or her position? in some way, the scholar can never make a wrong write once it has appeared in print and reached those library shelves. "whatever you write will be used against or for you in footnotes, in-texts or endnotes... no matter how many editions you publish"
This is just one difference between web publishing and print publishing
in my class today, (* oh like i noticed we and while are not bed mates so I corrected it after publishing) while learning how to evaluate web resources (of course for easy understanding comparing and contrasting with the print world). One of things that came up was how easily web publishing enables scholars to get away with comments, quotes and the likes. anytime the mind plays its usuall tricks, the scholar can always change whatever comment and publish again.
now, remember how many times we have read pleasing or unpleasing quotes from print books even after the author has come up with upto the 5th Edition to maybe change his or her position? in some way, the scholar can never make a wrong write once it has appeared in print and reached those library shelves. "whatever you write will be used against or for you in footnotes, in-texts or endnotes... no matter how many editions you publish"
This is just one difference between web publishing and print publishing
5 Comments:
Ija
what is scary in this scenario is that there really could be no history - back in the 1990s(so long ago o boy!)they reckoned it was the end of history because of all the postmodern relativism type stuff, meaning I guess that you could never get a fix on history because everone had their own version - but here with constantly being able to edit what you have written (if you change your mind or you don't like it anymore, then there is potentially not nanything definitive or constant ever - yikes
I'm feeling seasick - plus I couldn't take a screen to bed - not very erotic - haha!
What you say "might" be used against you but what you write can "definitely" be used against you. So you cannot remain silent as long as you write.
Ironcially I have come to know you quite well in your blogging for the "simple" reason I can get to miss the message in your quiet voice.
But I do get the message in your blogs because I can keep re-reading and re-flecting.
Like you say publishing enables scholars to get away with comments by deleting and re-publishing.
But what if I have photocpies of your first published pieces.
What happens if we keep changing, and re-publishing - when does truth and integrity become the focus?
We bear witness with what we know and uttering is not only dangerous and subversive but also "life-giving."
Te atapo
Waht we have to say is rooted in textual memeory and driven by present pain.
Denisek, thats just it- you can never take a screen to bed, in a shower is even worse! Thats gives some credit to print!
Te atapo,
Yah, right! you photocopy my published pieces and maybe the next day the piece will not be the same. I may choose to edit the publication, move the site ot just delete the site completely. Imagine when you site such work and no one can find the site?
As you say, where is the integrity in all these? I think integrity is the reason why some sites are popluar than others... look out I'm posting a checklist for the same
I guess in both ways of publishing there are positives and negatives yet we cannot let go of one and hang to the other (well not yet I guess). lets give say 10-15 years and may be we can take a screen to bed ...
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