Postmodernism Flashcards

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McLuhan

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discusses ‘global village’ - globalisation = direct impact on media representations

hybrid ethnic identities have emerged due to presentations of range of cultural practices and lifestyles
example - technology “ everybody lives close together because of technology

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Strinatti

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Media play significant role whilst people are constructing their identities

Diversity offered by the media are no traditional representations of social groups = erosion of identity
example - media saturation

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Baudrillard

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  • Media saturation has altered reality = negative impact on society

media saturation = difficult for people to distinguish what is reality and what is fiction = simulacra
example - second life, sims

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