ecologies

Ok, so I need to move this on a bit quicker now. I would like to structure my presentation around two key theoretical positions the firs tis that of situated knowledge from Haraway. And the second is that of Media Ecologies as articulated by Matthew Fuller:
this is an extract from a text I wrote with Caroline McCaw about teaching digital theory/ practice, where we introduce a notion of ecology:
In a recent discussion of “media ecologies” Matthew Fuller broadly defines ecology as “the modes or dynamics that properly form or make sensible an object or process.” Fuller’s emphasis is on the formation and dynamics of media systems. His use of the term ecology draws upon Félix Guattari’s formulation of ecosophy that examines dynamic systems “in which any one part is always multiply connected, acting by virtue of those connections, and always variable, such that it can be regarded as a pattern rather than simply as an object.”
Guattari extends the definition of ecology to include human subjectivity and social concerns. This does not mean that everyone operates together to shared ends but that a social ecology is one born from dissonance, including the wider tensions of different material forces, be these human, spatial, cultural or linguistic as they operate alongside each other. So while we might isolate something (for example, a television advertisement) in order to study it, it is first necessary to examine the various contexts or systems within which it is embedded. These connections are necessarily part of the system in which the television advertisement is produced, and must be read. These ideas of dynamic ecological systems are not unique to media, but are found in a surprisingly diverse range of subjects and disciplines. For Guattari, ecologies are dynamic immanent systems."

So now I'm going to extend this in to a reflection on teaching. I'm curious about where or how Neil Postman fits into this - is he really responsible for the 'inquiry learning' approach in primary schools...I'm not sure this fits into my model for media ecologies... so there is some work to be done here.