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Lecture 2: Studying Culture: Popular, Mass and High Or “ The modern world is rubbish and media studies is a waste of time” Key Concepts in Media Studies University of Winchester Dr Marcus Leaning
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Hello Mass Society Theory! ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Theory is interpretation ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Modern life is (not) rubbish ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Downside ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Cut adrift ,[object Object],[object Object]
Community vs Society ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
 
Cultural codes and values ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Atomised world ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
New culture ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Step forward pop culture! ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Criticism ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Criticising culture ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
High Culture  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Bad pop culture! Bad! ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Old news… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The real villains ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Media studies – a different emphasis ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Our interest… ,[object Object],[object Object]
Conclusion ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Key Concepts in Media Studies Lecture 2 Mass culture/ mass society theory

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