Dr. Michael Wesch, a digital ethnographer and anthropologist at Kansas State University, gave a lecture at the Library of Congress on An Anthropological Introduction to YouTube.
“I like to think of it as more than just a dance. It’s a celebration. It’s a celebration of new forms of empowerment, anybody with a web cam now has a stronger voice and presence. It’s a celebration of new forms of community and types of community that we’ve never really seen before; global connections transcending space and time. It’s a celebration of new and unimaginable possibility..” — A quote from the lecture
Of course, he highlights important aspects of studying digital media. But I’m struck by the ease he uses technology in his presentation. The way he uses technology reflects the culture of the World Wide Web or what he calls the “mediascape.”
