How has the evolution in media technology changed humans’ imagination of, and interaction with, the Wild? What is the resulting impact on the Wild?

*important* Draw from Campbell’s “Evolution of Mass Communication” (2017), Nash’s Wilderness & The American Mind (2014), Urry & Larsen’s The Tourist Gaze 3.0 (2011), “#Vanlife” (2017) and “Recreating Wilderness 2.0” (2016) to answer this question:Draw from Campbell’s “Evolution of Mass Communication” (2017), Nash’s Wilderness & The American Mind (2014), Urry & Larsen’s The Tourist Gaze 3.0 (2011), “#Vanlife” (2017) and “Recreating Wilderness 2.0” (2016) to answer the title question.

Trace the changes from premodern times to modern and postmodern times.

Requirements:

-By “media technology,” I am mainly referring to communication technology (e.g. organic/interpersonal/mass/digital media or logistical/recording/transmission media), but you could also define it broadly to include production technology (e.g. hunting/herding/farming/industrial production methods) and transportation technology (e.g. walks/trains/ships/cars/planes), both of which has communicative and structuring functions.
-Please define the concept of “the Wild.” Is it a noun, an adjective, or both? Is it a place, an animal, a quality, an idea, or a mindset?
-Evoke as many key concepts and arguments from the readings as you can. Add page numbers to where the quotes come from.
-Draw as many connections and comparisons between the readings as you can.
Create a personalized title, a unique thesis, and organize the essay in the most intriguing and insightful way you can. Be creative.

You’ll be graded holistically (not by a point system) based on these following dimensions:

– Solid understanding of the readings (by accurately recounting the authors’ key arguments, concepts, phrases, and/or quotes from the readings);

– Thoughtful connections and comparisons between the readings;

– Clear and well-supported thesis that shows analytical rigor and original insight;

-Coherent and well-organized structure;

-Proofread and free of grammatical and syntactical errors;

-Correct usage of the MLA citation format, both within the main text and in the Works Cited page.

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