GLOBALISATION AND THE DIGITAL WORLD: POSTMODERNISM

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  • Created by: Ciara_T
  • Created on: 30-03-18 18:14
WHERE DOES THIS PERSPECTIVE VIEW COME FROM
Following the 1960s eco mode of W.Countries from goods to info-based services // doesn't take a pos or neg stand on d.global com - explores choice and possibilities
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FEATURES OF A POST-MOD SOCIETY
1.Breakdown between cult & society 2. 2. Emphasis on style at the expense of substance & content 3.Breakdown between high and popular culture 4.Confusions over tune and space 5. Decline of the meta-narrative
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5 FEATURES/ TRENDS
Convergence /Mobility / Fragmentation / Globalisation / Simulation (Baudrillard)
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POST MOD KEY TERMS
Reality / Simulation / Simulacra (symbols w/out meaning) / Hyperreal
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THE 'SELF' & DIGITAL COMMUNICATION
now there's a range of diff ways in which people can create their identity with the advances in tech
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COLLINS (INTERAC)
to make sense of society, interaction between people must be understood - looking at online identity helps see how people see the world
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FRAGMENTED IDENTITY
usage on FB, how people see themselves and others
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BJORKLUND
FB = autobiography, keep a record of lives
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HART
post online = relfection of values // identity now created off and online // reinforcement of 'likes' and 'retweets'
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CASE
harder for young people as you can't remove mistakes online
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FEATURES OF A POST-MOD SOCIETY

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1.Breakdown between cult & society 2. 2. Emphasis on style at the expense of substance & content 3.Breakdown between high and popular culture 4.Confusions over tune and space 5. Decline of the meta-narrative

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POST MOD KEY TERMS

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