Postmodernism Flashcards
(9 cards)
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postmodernism
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Postmodernists discuss diversity and choice in media images which people can pick and choose from
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mcluhan
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- global village
- globalisation
- hybrid identities
- Digital communications: Progression in digital communication and the creation of a global village
3
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global village
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- mcluhan
- information would eventually be passed down on electronically due it ‘moving in the speed of light’
4
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globalisation
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- mcluhan
- Globalisation has had a direct impact on media representations as it provides access to a broader range of lifestyles and identities. (hybrid identities)
5
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media saturation
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the idea that media has become so prevalent that it dominates how people experience and view the world
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globalisation
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- the development of technology where we are able to connect with other countries.
- the process where the world has become more interconnected socially, politically and economically
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strinati
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- media saturation
- aturation.
In capitalist societies, it is now media saturated as people engage with a range of different media products - Media plays a significant role in how people identify themselves as people are connected with their devices on a daily basis
- Due to diversity offered by the media, there are no traditional representations of social groups meaning that there is an ‘erosion of identity’
- Boundaries are now blurred between people and there are now no more clear and restrictive roles set surrounding social class gender.
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baudrillard
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- media saturation has altered reality and acknowledges that this has a negative impact on society.
- media has created a difficulty for people to try and distinguish what is real and what is fiction.
- People are so engulfed by communication which has lead to a ‘hyperreal’ world and not the physical real world.
- Simulacra
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Simulacra
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- baurdillard
- when discussing a virtual reality which leads to a more satisfying version of the physical world such as sims.
