Media evolution and ‘epi-technic’ digital media: Media as cultural selection mechanisms

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Media evolution and ‘epi-technic’ digital media: Media as cultural selection mechanisms. / Olesen, Mogens.

In: Explorations in Media Ecology, Vol. 14, No. 1/2, 2016, p. 141-160.

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Olesen, M 2016, 'Media evolution and ‘epi-technic’ digital media: Media as cultural selection mechanisms', Explorations in Media Ecology, vol. 14, no. 1/2, pp. 141-160.

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Olesen, M. (2016). Media evolution and ‘epi-technic’ digital media: Media as cultural selection mechanisms. Explorations in Media Ecology, 14(1/2), 141-160.

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Olesen M. Media evolution and ‘epi-technic’ digital media: Media as cultural selection mechanisms. Explorations in Media Ecology. 2016;14(1/2):141-160.

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Olesen, Mogens. / Media evolution and ‘epi-technic’ digital media: Media as cultural selection mechanisms. In: Explorations in Media Ecology. 2016 ; Vol. 14, No. 1/2. pp. 141-160.

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abstract = "The explosive development of new digital media technologies is often described as a media evolution but hardly ever is the concept of {\textquoteleft}media evolution{\textquoteright} taken at face value. This article takes up that challenge by combining cultural evolution theories with medium theory. The article argues that biological selection mechanisms can provide an inroad into a new kind of historical and structural understanding of the relation between human culture and our technologies. In specific, human history is seen as a cultural evolution in which media technologies are the selection mechanisms. ",
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