Mediated: How the Media Shapes Your World and the Way You Live in It
by Thomas de Zengotita
Rating
LanguageEN
Total Pages304 pages
ISBN
9781596910324
Published
2004
Description
In this utterly original look at our modern "Culture of performance," De zengotita shows how media are creating self-reflective environments, custom made for each of us. From Princess Diana's funeral to the prospect of m...In this utterly original look at our modern "Culture of performance," De zengotita shows how media are creating self-reflective environments, custom made for each of us. From Princess Diana's funeral to the prospect of mass terror, from oral sex in the oval office to cowboy politics in distant lands, from high school cliques to marital therapy, from blogs to reality TV to the weather channel, mediated takes us on an original and astonishing tour of every department of our media-saturated society.
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