Last Post Class Post! due 12/5

As we wrapped up the semester with our discussion yesterday on Appadurai I took comfort in knowing this was a pausing point in my CMC career studying theory. Appadurai really came from a perspective that we have seen in ways throughout the semester but that seemed to make more sense to me. Besides the intense and appealing conversation we had yesterday, I really tried to use my own experiences to understand Appadurai which did not seem to work until we unpacked him in class. I really agree with his notion that until we as a society start thinking in new ways we won’t be able to see how rapidly and to what level the world we live in is changing. If we recognize that thinking in new ways can help us have a better future within our individual communities and as an international whole. Perhaps thinking in these new ways and understanding future changes are possible in these ways before they actually occur we can save ourselves from a the culture of fear that Zizek refers to. If we agree as a world to open our eyes to the potential future changes, possibly we will start to yearn more for the real than the fiction and escape the passivity Eco mentions as a way of life today when it comes to many situation and experiences we endure. Personally, I truly believe that with Appadurai’s notion of a new way of thinking we can really connect individuals as a larger more thriving community that goes beyond Poster’s idea of connectivity into something much more. It is amazing how much more can be done when multiple people do it together versus one personal alone. Together can make a huge difference in all aspects of life, in our world a community creates everything whether it is language or ideology!