User:Stevesuny/sandbox/Digital Media and Information in Society/Classes/The Oral Tradition and the Manuscript Age


 * 1) Read Wikipedia: Oral Tradition to understand what is meant by the oral tradition, especially the discussion on history and the means of transmission (first paragraph) and the work of of [||Walter Ong].
 * 2) Read Wikipedia: Manuscript Culture to understand what is meant by | manuscript culture, and gather an vision of Medieval Manuscript Culture and the characteristics of Late Manuscript Culture. Consider the more recent historical reconsideration (last paragraph).
 * 3) View an 8th century digitized and preserved illuminated manuscript -- the Codex Eychensis -- to get an idea of what these looked like.
 * 4) Explore an online museum exhibit that "presents the codex as an innovation, rather than an invention, that evolved using techniques already widely employed by artisans and craftspeople in the creation of everyday items such as socks and shoes."
 * 5) Review the talk page to manuscript culture and keep in mind for your future assignment, ../Learning_Activities/Evaluate_Wikipedia_Page
 * 6) Consider the table below, comparing Oral Tradition to Manuscript Culture on multiple dimensions and continue the cited conversation on ChatGPT to examine how different theoretical perspectives might frame questions about the shifts from the oral tradition to manuscript culture. Put a link to your continued chat in your Wikiversity journal.