Mass Media: Postmodernism and Pop Culture

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Who believed that the rapid expansion in media technologies in recent decades has led to the post modern societies becoming media saturated?
Jean Baudrillard
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Who believed that as a result of the rapid expansion in media technologies the popular culture they generate now shape our identities and lifestyles much more than traditional influences like the family?
Jean Baudrillard
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Who believed the media has also changed and shaped our consumption patterns by making us aware of the diversity of choices available in the postmodern world?
Jean Baudrillard
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What is the term for the way media images now dominate and distort the way we see the world?
Hyperreality
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What is the term for the artificial images reproduced across the world?
Simulacra
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Who came up with the terms hyperreality and simulacra?
Jean Baudrillard
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Who supports Baudrillards view?
Garrod
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Who believed that TV shows like I'm a celeb, Big Brother and TOWIE are blurring the distinction between reality and hyperreality?
Garrod
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Who believed that the media now inform us that the consumption of images, logos and brands for their own sake should be a central aspect of our identities - fashion, style and image more important than substance?
Strinati
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Who stated that we buy the designer label rather than the goods themselves with the result that people are no longer judged on the basis of ability, skill or personality but on how "cool" they look or behave?
Strinati
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Who believed that as a result of the rapid expansion in media technologies the popular culture they generate now shape our identities and lifestyles much more than traditional influences like the family?

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Jean Baudrillard

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Who believed the media has also changed and shaped our consumption patterns by making us aware of the diversity of choices available in the postmodern world?

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What is the term for the way media images now dominate and distort the way we see the world?

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What is the term for the artificial images reproduced across the world?

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