Communicating unreality : modern media and the reconstruction of reality

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Communicating unreality : modern media and the reconstruction of reality

Gabriel Weimann

Sage Publications, c2000

  • : hard
  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 391-425) and indexes

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内容説明

From interactive, real-time Internet broadcasts to video game-like images of smart bombs on television, our perception of reality is shaped by the mass media. Willing or not, we are a mass mediated society, and the electronic media, especially television and computer-mediated-communication, plays a vital role in our daily lives. Communicating Unreality reviews the images and meanings of our mass-mediated world. With careful attention to the integration of news and entertainment, fact and fiction, and event and story, author Gabriel Weimann examines our symbolic environment, where reality and fiction are almost inseparable. Through discussion of mass-mediated images of people, cultures, war, love, sex, death, community, and identity, we learn that there often exists a large gap between reality and reconstruction of "realities" as communicated by the mass media. This comprehensive and entertaining textbook can breathe life into the standard mass communication course. Students, professors, and everyone interested in the influence of the media will enjoy this book.

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Preface PART ONE: THE RECONSTRUCTION OF REALITY Living in a Mediated World The Debate Over Media Effects Cultivation and Mainstreaming The Psychology of Cultivation PART TWO: MEDIATED REALITIES The Mean and Scary World Sex and Sexuality Death and Suicide The World According to MTV Portrayal of Groups Images of America The Unreal War PART THREE: CONCLUSIONS Virtual Reality: Virtual or Real? Communicating Unreality

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