week 6 Flashcards
Media life & Liquid Love
mediapolis
a comprehensively mediated public space where media underpin and overarch experiences and expressions of everyday life
flexible accumulation
accumulating artifacts and ideas that make up one’s sense of self-identity via media
real virtuality
reality itself is entirely captured by mediated communication
convergence culture
distinctions drawn easily between humans and machines are becoming less relevant
media life
media should not be seen as located outside of lived experience, but rather as an intrinsical part of it
future of mass communication (McQuail)
media are curcial to everyday life and public communication because their impact is premised on the voluntary engagement of the public in its own immersion in a rich and varied world of mediated experience.
Truman show delusion
people that are convinced that everything around them is décor, people in their lives are actors, and everything they do is monitored/recorded
trends that accelerate media life
- prioritizing self-governance and self-reliance over deference to traditional authorities
- communication is exteded beyond physical and online connections, to networks based on the individual and his/her interests
- mass communication has shifted to digital platforms that put emphasis on self-expression values
runaway world (giddens)
a world where people are uncertain about the raipdly moving world and its structure and consequences of a highly individualized society
parallax reality
a mode where the basis of reality constantly shifts between idealism (what we perceive) and materialism (what is apparent) (zizek)
silent disco phenomenon
a metaphor for society where people are constantly connected but are still on their own at the same time
‘liquefied’
instead of solidity and security, relationships are now more flexible, temporary, and easily changeable—like a liquid
social intermediary
media as a way to connect with people and facilitate interactions and relationships
liquid love
modern romance with weak commitment and high abandonment, as there is always endless new people to meet
sexual revolution
social change, emphasis on equality, self-discovery, and technological development that free sex from reproduction
plastic sexuality
greater sexual freedoms provided by modern societies
confluent love
love that is active and contingent, distinct from the ideal, everlasting ‘romantic love’, but that lasts as long as both remain invested in the relationship
‘buyer’
a sales technique designed to encourage other users to ‘buy’ the profile, a self-branding technique (commodification of identity)
networked individualism
a social structure where individuals are at the center of their own personal networks, rather than being deeply tied to fixed communities, meaning that they have more control through technology, rather than relying on their environment
