J 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Media Consumption, Institute For Operations Research And The Management Sciences, Media Create
30 Oct 2017
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How media impacts the way people see themselves. Media can marginalize, normalize or stereotype an identity. Identity is valuable - process of articulating ourselves within flows of meaning. The media we consume is a mirror into our greater global world. it constructs and informs our view of ourselves and others. China has been mediated to exist - i"ve never been there, but the media is giving china and its perception of china - constructs viewpoints on china. Global media create a kind of virtual territory out of global flows of ideas, identity and capital. As a consequence, for those with access to global flow of media, identity becomes more reflexive. Reflexivity: the interactive relationship between you and media, which is circular. When you read a hard news story and then protest in the street as a result of that story, you"ve. We now fashion our identities in a dramatically expanded flow of media content, culture and.
