#PostLiterate

Nick Kempinskinick@whoisnick.com
2025-06-23

The Case of Copious Callback

This weeks exploration of Ong’s Characteristics of Orally Based Thought and Expression – Redundant or ‘copious’

https://whoisnick.com/the-case-of-copious-callback/

#aliterate #Ong #orality #postliterate

Nick Kempinskiethernick@cosocial.ca
2025-03-26

54% of adults have a literacy below a 6th-grade level (20% are below 5th-grade level).

#orality #aliterate #PostLiterate

thenationalliteracyinstitute.c

Nick Kempinskinick@whoisnick.com
2025-03-03

Ong’s Oral Culture Recap

Where was I? I’ve forgotten where I was in reflecting on Ong’s Psychodynamics of Orality with our current culture. So this recap is partly for me as it is […]

https://whoisnick.com/ongs-oral-culture-recap/

#aliterate #Ong #orality #postliterate

Nick Kempinskinick@whoisnick.com
2024-11-24

Yo mamma is so…

- whoisnick.com/yo-mamma-is-so/

… agonistically toned!

Photo by Zdeněk Macháček on Unsplash

“No, you’re agonistically toned!”

In, Ong’s, Orality & Literacy, I have to admit for me, “Agonistically toned” was one of the lesser argued characteristics. Perhaps it’s because his use of laser specific language; it’s name has more punch? It sure wasn’t the generic references to old plays and stories such as Iliad, Beowulf, and The Mwindo Epic.

What is agonistic?

Not agnostic.Not antagonist.To the dictionary!

2. Argumentative3. Striving for effect4. Relating to, or being aggressive or defensive social interaction between individuals usually of the same species 1

While “Argumentative” maybe a doomsday definition you may lean toward, it’s also “striving for effect.” What Ong continued to point out, is it is also […]

#Ong #orality #postliterate

Nick Kempinskinick@whoisnick.com
2024-09-20

Had a chat this week with a friend who’s been feeling that movies lately are feeling “over the top”. Like actors are “always on”. Could be, we’ve passed “that line” ( you know the old folks one where you get it, but you don’t get it ). Then we had a good chat about the new need for grandiose, heavy, and bizarre stories.

2023-06-13

Wondering if this is part of the #postliterate modern world-- often see the use of a nation's #flag colours on #maps, personal bios etc to represent the country, instead of using the actual name, or in the case of maps, even having a legend listing the flags used... So it is just assumed that I have memorised all the flags of the world?? (note: I haven't)

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