GASB05H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: American Imperialism, Capital Accumulation, Superpower
GASB05-Lecture 4-Imperialism and Militarism
Review:
- Are we entering an era of radical transparency?
oYes, there is radical transparency to a certain extent.
oWhat doe this mean for humans, people in power?
oTransparency is not necessarily helpful in most situations
oAlways show multiple sides and comprehend the fact that it is not always yes or no,
there are always factors that need to be considered
- Power in Media Societies
oThree roles
Information relayers
Arena
Culture bearer
“there are agents that weave together the fabric of multi-cultural
societies”
- Continuity and Changes of 3 roles:
o“information relayers”
Democratization of truth
The truth becomes an alternative fact
The common opinion that everything out there in the media is not true cause it
is fake news, then people start to become cynical and tune out
This can benefit politicians
oElites:
Politics is about potential, constraints or a battle of ideas
It is a double edge sward
There is a historical shift
From top-down to bottom-up
The media and the TV became more prominent and citizens pushed
back for the truth
Imperialism:
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Document Summary
There are agents that weave together the fabric of multi-cultural societies . Continuity and changes of 3 roles: information relayers . The common opinion that everything out there in the media is not true cause it is fake news, then people start to become cynical and tune out. Politics is about potential, constraints or a battle of ideas. The media and the tv became more prominent and citizens pushed back for the truth. Boyd-barret"s text: imperialism as political and economic domination over distant territory, media imperialism as inequalities of media power between countries. Anglo-franco-american news agencies: hollywood: market dominance: evolving set of theories/ideas. Harold innis (1950s); herbert schiller (1970s); jeremy turnstall (1980s: superpower interventions not aimed at territory but ideology/foreign policy goals. Critique: out of date, the world has changed and it is over-simplistic, too content focused, perspective too narrow, ignoring new media, it is not a trans- and intra-national process, beyond us imperialism (e. g. korean and china)
