COMM1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, Eat Pray Love, Love & Hip Hop
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The main means of mass communication (esp. television, radio, news paper, and the internet) regarded collectively. Comes from latin, communication from sender to receiver. Communication word comes from the latin root for common or. We all share the common space of mass media. 2 ways theoretical models of how communicating works. Grounded in idea of transportation the process of moving messages from sender. Communication as a map, creating a different type of avenue all at the same time. Entire cultural-- communication as a construction of a shared space or map within which people co-exist. Examples that are cultured: ballet, symphony, art galleries, classic literature, the new yorker, pbs. The office, usa today, eat pray love- this is popular culture. Pitbull, gucci mane, love & hip hop atlanta, honey boo boo. Media culture- we see some forms are better than others. *culture is the totality of things in our world that shape the way we make meaning.
