Big Head: A Theory of Media

Dec 1

Written By Mitchell Stephens

A short video—a fable, actually—set in the African savannah that argues for a particular understanding of the purpose of media: from the new Taylor Swift album to a novel by Virginia Woolf to the Times crossword puzzle. It employs some still-primitive AI animation.

Some other videos by Mitchell Stephens:

Difficult Things

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Are We Really to Forget All We Have Learned

And for an explanation of what Mitch is trying to accomplish in these videos watch:

Quick-Cut J i t T e R Y Video: A Manifesto

Mitchell Stephens

Mitchell Stephens, one of the editors of this site, is the author of nine books, including the rise of the image the fall of the word, A History of News, Imagine There’s No Heaven: How Atheism Helped Create the Modern World, Beyond News: The Future of Journalism, and The Voice of America: Lowell Thomas and the Invention of 20th Century Journalism. He is a professor emeritus of Journalism at New York University, lives in New York City and spends a lot of time traveling and fiddling with video.

I Finally Met My Nonna

The Importance of Decency