Download - Mass Communication & Media Literacy 09
Mass Communication & Media Literacy 09
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Experts raise doubts
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2004/may/03/iraq.military/print
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3716151.stm3
What is reality anyway?
How can we know reality?
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Luhman
Luhman (2000: 1
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Roman Jacobson
Historical Realisms
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Aristotle Terms
Mimesis
Do art and the sciences imitate
the world in its ‘mere’ surface
appearance or in terms of its
ideal ‘truths’?
Verisimilitude
Historical Realism8
19th Century Realism
Truthful, objective, impartial representations of the realWorld based on meticulous observation
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The daguerreotype
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daguerreotype
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Raymond WilliamA Lecture on Realism
The development of Realism:
A move towards social extension –including the working classes
A movement towards action about the present – the inclusion of contemporary issues
An emphasis on secular action – action including human figures
the inclusion of the ordinary
The inclusion of the profane
* The development of technology
http://www.afterall.org/journal/issue.5/lecture.realism
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Summary
Reality and its depiction is not a fixed or constant category
Reality is a relative concept
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Media Timeline
http://www.cemp.ismysite.co.uk/timelines/media/
Look at the timeline on this website.
What is the relationship between emerging technologies and the nature of the ‘real’.
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