Infinite Bandwidth

by Gan

• ISBN13: 9781931018678
• ISBN10: 1931018677
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-11-01
• Publisher: Emmaus Road Publishing

Summary

Franciscan University of Steubenville Professor Eugene Gan authors this first-of-its-kind Catholic roadmap for the digital age: Infinite Bandwidth: Encountering Christ in the Media. He navigates you faithfully through the digital world, encouraging frustrated parents not to throw out cell phones, ban the Internet, chuck computers, or pitch portable media devices. That would be a mistake and believe it or not would be going against more than seven decades of Catholic teaching. From Church documents on social communications, Gan extracts seven principles or "media keys" of how to approach and use media. The Church and Gan say that we must enter into the modern day "Areopagus," the social and intellectual hub of ancient Athens where Paul preached to pagans, and use the media tools God has given us to make truth known and serve mankind. Cardinal John Patrick Foley says, "Frankly, I wish that such a book had existed when I was president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications as a text which I could have recommended. The important thing, however, is that it exists now to provide a text, context, and challenge for those who wish to bring both Christian principles and professional excellence to their work in the media."Gan offers chapter after chapter of real-life experience of how to assess movies, games, and gadgets for you and your teens. Of how to judge the merits of a film like Saving Private Ryan, and what sets it apart from Nightmare on Elm Street. Can the one be acceptable viewing and the other not? Definitely. And Gan details why. Infinite Bandwidth: Encountering Christ in the Media is way out front of the newest gizmo and will stay there thanks to its timeless principles that can be applied in all digital terrain, now and the future. Parents, educators, and students will put this book down with an entirely different attitude about the relationship between faith and media use.

Author Biography

Dr. Eugene Gan was born in Singapore, the only child of Catholic parents. He attended Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh and graduated in 1994 with a BS in electrical and computer engineering. He earned his MA in Duquesne's multimedia technology program and taught courses at Duquesne University's graduate school. Dr. Gan received his doctorate in education, instructional technology, from Duquesne University. He currently is an associate professor of interactive media, communications, at Franciscan University of Steubenville, and helped launch the University's multimedia concentration. An expert on many aspects of new media technology, Dr. Gan has written, produced, and designed multimedia productions for numerous clients. He has also written articles for the Pontifical Council for Social Communications and the Pontifical Council for Culture. Dr. Gan and his wife, Cindy, reside in Steubenville, Ohio with their children.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Preface	p. xv
Introduction Googling with God: A Catholic Approach to Media	p. 1
The Media Landscape: A Bird's Eye View of Our Digital World	p. 7
The First Media Key: Balance	p. 21
The Second Media Key: Attitude Awareness	p. 37
The Third Media Key: The Dignity of the Human Person	p. 51
The Fourth Media Key: Truth-Filled	p. 67
The Fifth Media Key: Inspiring	p. 83
The Sixth Media Key: Skillfully Developed	p. 99
The Seventh Media Key: Motivated by and Relevant to Experience	p. 115
Conclusion Without Fear	p. 133
Appendix	p. 139
Endnotes	p. 145
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