J 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Dependency Theory
2 Dec 2016
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Mediation = looking at world through phone. How hegemony is built: media represents life, we are encouraged to mediate our life back to us, media defines life, media organizes life, texting, media monitors life, health monitoring apps. Interested in neurological & biological aspects in media. Media = (cid:862)exte(cid:374)sio(cid:374)s of our (cid:271)odies(cid:863) (cid:862)the (cid:373)ediu(cid:373) is the (cid:373)essage(cid:863) thing providing information is more significant than the actual information fire, newspaper, radio, tv. Homes become places w/ media consent by buying products you can choose what to watch. Making & maintaining power depends in part on the capacity to control meaning. Media dependency theory = more media is used, the greater its potential impact. Potential impact is even greater in times of conflict & change (day 13) Ave. income / day is less than . Died; son rewrote constitution so he could win. Government makes decisions to turn off internet, landlines, & cell towers. Military in power for last 25 years.
