http://networkcultures.org/wpmu/geert/2006/03/07/i-am-into-quality-theory/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=i-am-into-quality-theory Geert Lovink's blog on the cultural politics of the Internet, media theory and art Fri, 21 Sep 2007 12:44:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://networkcultures.org/wpmu/geert/2006/03/07/i-am-into-quality-theory/comment-page-1/#comment-889 Knowledging across life’s curriculum | Quality as ‘genre’ Fri, 17 Mar 2006 09:02:00 +0000 http://networkcultures.org/wpmu/geert/2006/03/07/i-am-into-quality-theory/#comment-889 [...] Quality as ‘genre’ ‘Quality is a genre’ can be said of all media […] But quality is another matter all together. It’s a niche, not a value. Goodbye Kant. Unlike what most people believe, quality is not a subjective, let alone objective, attribution that can be attached to a work. It is a genre. You can work in that genre. It is not a special effect of the technology. It is not the result of talent, a genius, or life-long learning. Quality is a way of production, like quality food. “What are you doing?” And then you can say; “I am into quality theory.” (Geert Lovink, of Net Critique) [...] [...] Quality as ‘genre’ ‘Quality is a genre’ can be said of all media […] But quality is another matter all together. It’s a niche, not a value. Goodbye Kant. Unlike what most people believe, quality is not a subjective, let alone objective, attribution that can be attached to a work. It is a genre. You can work in that genre. It is not a special effect of the technology. It is not the result of talent, a genius, or life-long learning. Quality is a way of production, like quality food. “What are you doing?” And then you can say; “I am into quality theory.” (Geert Lovink, of Net Critique) [...]

]]> http://networkcultures.org/wpmu/geert/2006/03/07/i-am-into-quality-theory/comment-page-1/#comment-888 gegenglueck » Blog Archive » Ausgespielt … und jetzt? Sat, 11 Mar 2006 16:25:52 +0000 http://networkcultures.org/wpmu/geert/2006/03/07/i-am-into-quality-theory/#comment-888 [...] Ein bisschen was über Technik gelernt. Schöne, bunten Oberflächen, die Weisheit von XML-Dateien … Und wenn da nix ist? Immerhin in den letzten Netz-Tagen auf zwei interessante Dinge gestossen: Eine (kurze und dann doch platte) Diskussion über Löschen von Blogbeiträgen bei Paulsen und einem Statement von Geert Lovink zu Qualität als blossem Genre. [...] [...] Ein bisschen was über Technik gelernt. Schöne, bunten Oberflächen, die Weisheit von XML-Dateien … Und wenn da nix ist? Immerhin in den letzten Netz-Tagen auf zwei interessante Dinge gestossen: Eine (kurze und dann doch platte) Diskussion über Löschen von Blogbeiträgen bei Paulsen und einem Statement von Geert Lovink zu Qualität als blossem Genre. [...]

]]> http://networkcultures.org/wpmu/geert/2006/03/07/i-am-into-quality-theory/comment-page-1/#comment-887 Rudy Tue, 07 Mar 2006 19:52:23 +0000 http://networkcultures.org/wpmu/geert/2006/03/07/i-am-into-quality-theory/#comment-887 I really dig this line of thought. Quality IS a genre! That's what is good about the possibility to offer and find 'First Choice' on todays and tomorrows internet. Let's see if we can trigger Mathijs to write something on the Goodbye Kant conclusion ;-) I really dig this line of thought. Quality IS a genre! That’s what is good about the possibility to offer and find ‘First Choice’ on todays and tomorrows internet. Let’s see if we can trigger Mathijs to write something on the Goodbye Kant conclusion

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