by Steve Olson | Nov 13, 2023 | 02 - Advertising
Advertising, public relations, and institutional-based designs are foundational to the discussion of media history as they existed long before the concept of mass media became a reality. At its core, “advertising has been the lifeblood of business in all its... by Steve Olson | Nov 13, 2023 | 01 - Pre-Literate
Before media, as we might define it today, there was an oral tradition, which refers to a “vast body of narratives that chronicle a creative time, a primordial and perennial age when the world was originally and, importantly, continues to be, brought forth and... by Steve Olson | Nov 13, 2023 | 00 - Introduction
I am a huge fan of media history. Through my various educational pursuits, I found a way to incorporate media and media history. For example, my master’s degree thesis was an in-depth examination of radio drama from an Alberta perspective during the golden age...