#chirographer

[unsoundedcomic]

How does Cresce communicate news? The "explosion" of the silver in Ethelmik seemed to be news in the capital in mere days? I guess those communication chirographs in the municipal office - but then Sonorie's sister in Sharteshane ALSO knew about it pretty directly? Are there any such "phone lines" running all the way across the continent to Sharteshane?

There are chirograph lines - remember, the rebels cut the one in Ethelmik? They work almost identically to telegraph lines in the old days, and news travels at a similar speed. Chirographs aren't in households but they are in major postal, municipal, and state offices, and citizens can use them to send long distance messages. Reporters in Sharteshane would be stalking chiro offices waiting for scoops. In Alderode and Cresce that's less of a thing, since papers can only report on the topics and events handed down by the government.

[earths-roots-grow-up]

Demonic!Eddie. That chirograph is probably so filled with word games and double meanings, it would be suicide to sign it xD The devil's in the details after all~

[chaoticunorigionalstranger]

Book of Mormon - Matinee - 30.9.23 (Cast Change)

Principle cast in the photo.

Jack Greaves (Schrader), Jed Berry (Church), Jed Hoyle (Poptarts), Philip Catchpole, Brian O'Muiri (Zelder), Jack McNiel (Michaels), George Littell (Davis), Amandla Elynah, Paige Miller, Kirk Patterson, Rebecca Daisy Wellington

Chomba S Taulo (guard) went off at the interval and was replaced by Chris Copeland (swing).

Due to Gavin Alex (MP) having a bad back, Philip Catchpole (Brigham Young) did the lift at the end of AAP.

Jack Greaves:

Instead of the chirographed moves, he was doing 'sexy' dancing in TBT in the slow motion scene

In the airport scene he was playing a gameboy as he said his lines, and Jed H tried to take it away from him, but he didn't

In AAP he wasn't wearing a beard, instead he just had a moustache. He was leaning over while on the platform, licking his lips and very obviously perving at Jack M. Jack M was trying not to laugh

Yoda had a light saber during MU

In SMHD he did his usual 'sexy Dharma', but when Mr Price came on, Dharma had a t shirt that said "I love Xaddies".

In JSAM as the MP's assistant, him and Jack M, went and got a bench instead of the MP's chair and both sat down while MP (Gavi Alex) had to stand behind them. MP spent alot of time pulling his assistant's wigs backwards

Myles Hart

Did the entire show shirtless

During the scene with Price and the book, when he says "up their arse" he went and slapped Rolley's arse. REALLY hard

As Brigham Young he went and rubbed his clit nose right in Conner's face

Stevie Webb

Lots of flirting with Price

Generally giving his all

Very camp throughout - normal camp actions exaggerated

[typingandtyping]

Activity #1 (COMMUNICATIONS)

These are all of the things that I have learned from the readings that were given to the class.

The first that I have learned would be that, in communication, there are two prevalent cultures which are the Oral culture and the Written culture.

Societies that primarily have an oral culture have many core differences from societies that have a chirographic (writing) culture that it is quite difficult for a person from one culture to truly understand someone from the other. Firstly, one of the main difference in oral culture from a writing one is that it is aligned to the "human lifeworld" (the world as a person would experience daily) while a culture that has been exposed to writing can be seen as more distanced to said "lifeworld" since writing has an emphasis on a neutral stance on the representations of humanity.

Another difference of the cultures would be their social standings. Oral Cultures tend to be traditionalist/conservative that it is due the fact that, since the preservation of knowledge is key to their survival, they rely on more older folks as a leader since they have accumulated more knowledge. Meanwhile, in writing cultures, though it can be conservative at times, it is less reliant on older people for guidance since any knowledge can be jotted down in a sheet of paper and that results in a society that has an emphasis on discovery.

Though they have many differences, there are also many similarities between the cultures. The biggest similarities of the two cultures would be that, how they communicate is still the same with the speaker spreading a message to the receiver, who then sends feedback to the speaker. Another similarity would be that both cultures uses their primary tool of communication as a way to express themselves through stories, proverbs, etc.

The second would be Walter Ong's intersubjectivity of communication where it states that communication is not one sided, like that of the model Aristotle had, and that, for every message received by an audience, there also is a response (feedback).

This also helps in how communication is different from media since many would think that they are similar in many aspects but the key distinction between the two is that, while communication is focus on a message and a response, media is about the dissemination of a message or information with little regard to a response.

And lastly, I learned how 'media' model of communication show chirographic conditioning, where there is a shift from an oral culture of communication to a written one. It illustrates this through how a culture that has shifted would be in favor of a linear thinking instead of a repetition of thinking found in oral cultures since media tends to be one-sided.

[korrektheiten]

Der Papst, der seinen Gesundheitszustand nicht akzeptieren will

katholisches.info: Von Caminante Wanderer* Die Atmosphäre im Vatikan war seit der Ankunft von Papst Franziskus nie ruhig. Seit Jahren haben die dort Beschäftigten Angst, daß sie ein Chirograph [handschriftliche Urkunde] erhalten, mit dem ihnen das Ende ihrer Tätigkeit angekündigt wird, oder daß sie in den apostolischen Kerkern eingesperrt werden. Buchstäblich. In den letzten Monaten aber ist ... http://dlvr.it/T3z40G

[archangea]

Interesting indeed

[imaddressingyou]

The artist is 11 years old. Created for the Duluth Interdisciplinary Chirographic Technology Association. UMN Digital Conservancy

[unsoundedcomic]

Does the job of chirograph operator have a specific name/be tied to a specific government branch in Cresce? Also did the betrayed chirograph operator have a name noted someplace? Seems sad her treasonous co-worker gets a name while she's got nothing but bad luck.

I think "operator" would suffice to refer to someone whose sole responsibility is er, operating one :) I never named the poor lady, no. Sometimes we're just NPCs in this life.

[slavicafire]

kiss

thank you... this was legally binding just FYI

[sociospeaks]

‘Media’ Model of Communication & Chirographic Condition

How does the ‘media’ model of communication show chirographic (i.e. writing) conditioning?

Models of communication are systematic representations of the process which enables us to understand how communication works. There are various methods and channels can be used, however, the purpose of communication must always be considered first before choosing a specific communication model. Communication channels include face-to-face communication, broadcast media, mobile channels, electronic communication, and written communication. Nowadays, as globalization paves its way, we are now living in a society that is strongly influenced by media – mass media or social media. Media is a communication whether written, broadcast, or spoken that reaches a large audience, has a significant influence in modern culture. Basically, the media is present everywhere around us.

Meanwhile, literacy comes from orality. Thus, chirographic conditioning signifies the shift from oral culture into the writing or literacy culture which has greatly influenced the communication process. The media model of communication manifests chirographic conditioning in a way that it transformed (oral) communication into texts. Moreover, these written or printed texts are used to relay information and reach a large audience. This kind of communication therefore is one-way in a sense that the sender or the encoder of the information publishes it with no present and actual receiver or concrete audience in mind. Thus, anyone can read or access whatever the sender has published. Meanwhile, on the receivers’ end, no one can right away respond or react to the information presented since there is no real intended receiver. Furthermore, since there is no real intended receiver, there is no actual platform for feedback. Basically, both media model of communication and chirographic conditioning treat communication as a one-way process with no real feedback mechanism. 

[dr-dogmeat]

“Twardowski's Chirograph.”

Check me out on IG: _NO_DICE_

[irenelichtensteinblog]

Nadar,   The Hand of the Banker D. (chirographic study) printed in one hour with electric lighting, 1861  

[i-speak]

Orality and Literacy not Orality vs. Literacy

In our current learning modality, I can’t imagine learning without texts to read. I have a short attention span, and I am more comfortable in writing or typing my lessons. My philosophy is, once something is put on paper, it is solidified and can be perceived visually, so one’s brain can grasp the information.

It does not automatically mean that I abhor speaking – in fact, I hold people who can comprehend information after hearing it once to a high regard. Plus, reading a book aloud counts as a demonstration of orality. My skill in oral communication is one of the things I aim to enhance during my stay in the university. 

Human communication is different from media in such a way that media or the ‘medium’ is not quite the message. In Ong’s interpretation, human communication needs anticipated feedback to repeat its cycle and sustain itself. In models, the message flows from sender to receiver position. In human to human communication, a sender also expects to become the receiver and vice versa to complete the chain of exchanging messages (Ong, 1982). Basically, one cannot talk to themselves and call it true human communication. Furthermore, ‘media’ model of communication comprises printed or written texts, therefore, it exhibits chirographic conditioning. 

In analyzing orality and literacy, it is more productive to scrutinize how the two coexist to uphold human interaction and consciousness for thousands of years, rather than to drive a wedge between the notions. Walter Ong in his book Orality and literacy: technologizing of the word raised important statements to supplement facts about the information, dissemination, consumption as well as critical perspectives on the role of orality in media and communication. He shed light to the similarities between oral and literate cultures – the use of mnemonics and formulas, concrete real-life examples, and somatics. Mnemonics and concrete examples help retain information in the brain, while somatics engages parts of the body while communicating (Ong, 1982, as cited in Jkendell, 2012). On the other side of the coin, oral and literate cultures differ because oral culture tends to be additive rather than subordinate, aggregative rather than analytic, redundant or ‘copious’, conservative or traditionalist, close to the human lifeworld, agonistically toned, Empathetic and participatory rather than objectively distanced, homeostatic, and situational rather than abstract (Ong, 1982, p.31).

For example, oral cultures lean towards redundancy because to preserve it and successfully pass it to the next generation, the old communicator must repeat the information through word of the mouth, and so on. It is also  characterized by word baggage which is why oral cultures are aggregative rather than analytic.

Moving on to the brief history of orality, writing, and being human, in the past, people who identified themselves as ‘civilized’ or literate people held a prejudice against those who they deemed ‘primitive’ or those who didn’t identify with literacy. The term, along with ‘illiterate’  were offensive, and in the present, kinder and positive terms are associated with understanding the earlier states of consciousness (Ong, 1982).

Orality and literacy both propel our human experience and bridge our past and future. Thus, it is important to remain open to it and other critical perspectives of communication to understand society.

References

Blanche (2020). In their own words [Online Image]. Atlassian. https://www.atlassian.com/blog/inside-atlassian/how-to-navigate-diverse-communication-styles-at-work

Jkendell (2012). Orality and literacy – In what ways are oral and literate cultures similar? ETEC540: Text, Technologies – Community Weblog. https://blogs.ubc.ca/etec540sept12/

Ong, W. J. (1982). Orality and literacy : The technologizing of the word. ProQuest Ebook Central https://ebookcentral.proquest.com

Roy, B. (2021). Communication skills in the workplace [Online Image]. Vantage Circle. https://blog.vantagecircle.com/good-communication-skills-in-the-workplace/

[ineverwalkcorneliastreetagain]

Taylor saying things outloud in her documentary talking to her friends/cowriters about her songs which she wrote herself about her boyfriend is not official enough, I guess. Next time we must see signatures under the chirograph, four copies, just to be sure.

[unsoundedcomic]

Is teleportation widely considered impossible in Kasslyne for similar reasons we have a theory that teleportation in our world would involve killing the original and recreating a copy, since in Kasslyne such an event would absolutely result in a non-living entity on the end of a teleport due to the soul dissipating at the start, or is there other less metaphysics reasons for it?

There are different ways of achieving teleportation. It's considered impossible to teleport an object or person - the method of doing this is referred to as offsetting by wrights. Bastion is not doing this, most educated men would say. It's just not possible. Of course educated men also say you can't raise the dead. So much for educated men.

But you can also achieve a sort of teleportation by moving space instead of an object. That is what materials of bilocation do. Chirographs, traveling bags, music boxes all operate via bilocation. This was discovered nearly a century ago and doesn't impress anyone anymore. But it is acknowledged that living things cannot pass through one of these portals for the reason you described. Their soul won't pass through, and the agitation involved in the attempt breaks the connection.

[loixanj]

CONTRASTING ORALITY AND LITERACY

Oral vs. Literary Culture

In primarily oral cultures, information is shared through speech and sounds, while the message is transmitted through written and printed texts in literary culture (1) . Oral culture established human society. Through verbal storytelling, knowledge was passed from succeeding generations. This, however, was difficult as it requires constant effort in retelling the story and can cause inaccuracy of some data passed; the meaning may change when relayed to others as interpretations of the message can differ. With the invention of writing, people were able to grapple with more advanced ideas as they can store knowledge and transmit information more accurately.

Human vs. Media Communication

Ong (2013) argues that communication is intersubjective because it requires the interaction of the sender to the receiver and vice versa with a shared consciousness to the context of the process despite having different realities. The interchanging of roles and sharing of thoughts, opinions, and knowledge spurs a complex connection between the participants and makes it interactive.  The connection means that each participant tries to understand what’s going on with each other’s realities and make a response out of it (2) On the other hand, media differs from communication because it fails to establish a complex connection between the sender and receiver. It is one way and does not require mindreading and interaction.

Media Model and Chirographic Culture

Since media communication fails to provide immediate connection among its participants, it paved way for chirographic conditioning. Chirographic (from chirography, meaning, writing(3)) culture follows a one-way flow of communication, where the receiver doesn’t have to be present for the process to take place and it addresses in an informational way, rather than being performance-oriented(1). It is what oral culture isn’t, but we can’t deny that it is equally important as it is a product of adaptation that overcame the setbacks of the communication process.

Communication has truly evolved since then and despite the varying cultures, we should realize that one is vital to the existence of another. We should not pit them. Instead, we can utilize both to its maximum to further optimize and improve the communication process.

 References

(1) Ong, W. J. (2002). Orality and literacy. New York: Routledge.

(2) Tirassa, M., & Bosco, F. M. (2008). On the nature and role of intersubjectivity in communication. In Enacting intersubjectivity: A cognitive and social perspective to the study of interactions (pp. 81-95). Amsterdam: IOS Press.

(3) Oxford Dictionary (2020). Definition of Chirography by Oxford Dictionary. Retrieved: 24 September 2020, from https://www.lexico.com/definition/chirographya