CMST 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Newly Industrialized Country, Collective Intelligence, Epic Poetry
23 Apr 2017
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The body of institutions and relationships within which people live. The conditions in which such relationship are formed. The process of intellectual, spiritual, and aesthetic development. The works and practices that arise from this development. Allows us to share in and understand society and culture. Threat: foreign media will overtake local media, leading to a close of local culture. Politics: the process through which people make collective decisions, often preceded by public discussion. Media offers places for debate and discussion, also provides info on issues and events. Major industries: television, lm, music, telecommunications, newspapers etc. Media directly promotes consumerism and capitalism through advertising and the promotion of consumer culture. Companies control their public images through the media. Development of information communication technology (ict) has spurred economic development in industrializing and industrialized countries. We construct our identities through social interactions. Media allows us to explore the world and our relationships to it.
