Abstract

This paper will examine Jean Baudrillard’s reflections regarding the contemporary relation of the public with a society that has been seemingly dominated by the hyperrealized function of the media. For Baudrillard, contemporary society’s engagement with truth as it relates to the everyday issues of life is structured, and to a certain extent, manipulated by the hyperrealized media. The masses, however, Baudrillard observes, are far from being simply exploited and controlled by media and may have in fact “adapted” to the systemic indifference of the hyperreal.

Details

Title
Contemporary Media Society in the Age of Hyperreality
Author
Pasco, Marc Oliver D
Section
Articles
Publication year
2008
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Assumption University Press
ISSN
15136442
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2384102364
Copyright
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