Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id QAA13258 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Mon, 29 Jan 2001 16:39:37 GMT Message-ID: <2D1C159B783DD211808A006008062D3101745C13@inchna.stir.ac.uk> From: Vincent Campbell <v.p.campbell@stir.ac.uk> To: "'memetics@mmu.ac.uk'" <memetics@mmu.ac.uk> Subject: books and papers Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 16:38:36 -0000 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) Content-Type: text/plain Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
Hiya everyone,
Two quick snippets.
First, I've just picked up a copy of Cavalli-Sforza's new book 'Genes,
Peoples, Languages'. I don't think it adds much to his already published
academic work, but this is intended as a pop science work giving an
overview, so its explicitly light on jargon and formulas and such like. No
doubt this will annoy those who like strong definitions and elucidation, but
for non-geneticists like me, it's pretty useful. The last chapter of the
book is about cultural evolution.
Second, I'm due to give my seminar paper on memetics and media studies, that
I mentioned a couple of weeks back, in a little over a week's time. I have
finished writing it, but what I thought I'd do is post it to the list after
I've presented it, along with any comments I get.
The reason for this is that the paper itself is really nothing that
exciting, just an attempt to explain the main points of the theory of
memetics, largely built on the main texts of memetics (a fair few of which
contributors to this list have written of course) and some possible links to
media studies and cultural policy. It's not expounding a whole new
theoretical or empirical application of memetics or anything like that.
I also felt that since the list would likely, with good reason, rip it
apart, I'd prefer that to happen after rather than before I present it, so
that during my presentation I can retain the illusion that I know what I'm
talking about (which will be difficult enough given the audience of
professors and experienced researchers, so mcuh more daunting than an
audience of students)!
Vincent
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