Postmodernist View of The Media Flashcards
postmodernism - what does globalised media give us?
diverse choice in consumption patterns and lifestyles to form our own identities
postmodernism - what is more important than the quality if a product?
the media-promoted designer labels
postmodernism - what films are watched more?
those with big stars
postmodernism - what has war become?
sanitised
media-constructed spectacles to look at
postmodernism - hyperreality
media defines how we see the world
postmodernism - simulacra
media images that appear to reflect real events but do not
postmodernism - consequences of hyperreality & simulacra
hard to distinguish between image and reality
postmodernism - what are we identifying more to?
media images than our own daily experiences
postmodernism - Deirde Barlow
sent to prison in coronation street
big campaign made the home secretary involve the prime minister
postmodernism criticism - how do we interpret media messages?
depending on our own experiences
postmodernism criticism - what do media representations show?
present/reinforce stereotypes than show new choices of identity
postmodernism criticism - marxist
choice to form our own identity is a myth
poor people are not able to afford the media-promoted lifestyles and buy the consumer goods
postmodernism criticism - lack of evidence
postmodernists not respected as their ideas highly theoretical
unable to research how media shapes identity - just concept
postmodernism - view on dominant ideas
no dominant set of views
media is full of choices and opinions
media doesn’t have one set of bias
postmodernism - what makes us no longer bound to our social background?
different cultures in media
age, gender, ethnicity no longer defines our identity
media has made us more cultured
