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

http://www.michaelmoore.com

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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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