Archivo de la categoría: Media
Collusion
Collusion happens when in the “Oppressor-oppressed” relationship, the oppressed one adopts the attitudes that reenforce the way the oppressor sees him. So people complains about being stereotyped but they end up becoming almost “cliché”. This is a really good example … Sigue leyendo
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Deinstitutionalization, the key to the internet’s success
We saw in class how the deinstitutionalization is the KEY tool of the internet. When the modern social system was created, the people in power decided to institutionalized everything, so they could control several aspects of the social life. For … Sigue leyendo
Stereotypes in Youtube
Here it is, my midterm assignment! The amateur video phenomenon I chose was “Because I’m ____________” videos. This consists of people out there making fun of the stereotypes they have to put up with in normal life, when coming from … Sigue leyendo
The 113,176,284 views of fame
Stardom and identity, two basic things we need to take care of if we want to become famous someday… This chapter presents an interesting analysis about the created (MANUFACTURED) image of singers and bands, so they can become representative of … Sigue leyendo
Reality Class Notes
Ups, not enough space in the computer. Ok, here we go: Damn it! see? Reality tv can also have its problems. But the whole point of this post was to acknowledge the subversive potential of the new reality tv, because … Sigue leyendo
Hyperrealism, kind of…
I was doing some internet research on Baudrillard, trying to understand his idea of hyperrealism, and I found this: …Reality itself founders in hyperrealism, the meticulous reduplication of the real, preferably through another, reproductive medium, such as photography. From medium … Sigue leyendo
