Mediated Authenticity

How the Media Constructs Reality

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Communication, Art & Architecture, General Art, Entertainment, Drama
Cover of the book Mediated Authenticity by Gunn Enli, Peter Lang
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Gunn Enli ISBN: 9781454193852
Publisher: Peter Lang Publication: August 31, 2014
Imprint: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers Language: English
Author: Gunn Enli
ISBN: 9781454193852
Publisher: Peter Lang
Publication: August 31, 2014
Imprint: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Language: English

This book explores the paradox of mediated authenticity – the idea that our understanding of society is based on mediated representations of reality. Enli argues that mediated authenticity is established through negotiations between producers and audiences in what is coined the ‘authenticity contract’. Sometimes the contract is broken, leading to authenticity scandals and the need to renegotiate this contract. These moments of truth, some of which are analysed in this book, are important moments in media history. Through case studies, this book examines mediated authenticity in broadcast and online media, from the infamous War of the Worlds broadcast, quiz show scandals, to manufactured reality-TV shows, blog hoaxes and fake social media, and the construction of Obama as an authentic politician. The book demonstrates that authenticity has become an increasingly important factor in the media, and that solving ‘authenticity puzzles’ – separating the fake from the real – has become an inherent practice of media use.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

This book explores the paradox of mediated authenticity – the idea that our understanding of society is based on mediated representations of reality. Enli argues that mediated authenticity is established through negotiations between producers and audiences in what is coined the ‘authenticity contract’. Sometimes the contract is broken, leading to authenticity scandals and the need to renegotiate this contract. These moments of truth, some of which are analysed in this book, are important moments in media history. Through case studies, this book examines mediated authenticity in broadcast and online media, from the infamous War of the Worlds broadcast, quiz show scandals, to manufactured reality-TV shows, blog hoaxes and fake social media, and the construction of Obama as an authentic politician. The book demonstrates that authenticity has become an increasingly important factor in the media, and that solving ‘authenticity puzzles’ – separating the fake from the real – has become an inherent practice of media use.

More books from Peter Lang

Cover of the book Accompagner vers lemploi by Gunn Enli
Cover of the book Ethik der Dissidenz by Gunn Enli
Cover of the book Higher Humanism by Gunn Enli
Cover of the book Puissances émergentes et sécurité internationale : une nouvelle donne ? by Gunn Enli
Cover of the book El papel del oyente en la construcción de la conversación espontánea de estudiantes italianos en su interlengua y en su lengua materna by Gunn Enli
Cover of the book A New Literacies Reader by Gunn Enli
Cover of the book Value Creation of Corporate Restructuring by Gunn Enli
Cover of the book The Poetics of Sight by Gunn Enli
Cover of the book Aufarbeitung der Vergangenheit als Dimension der Erwachsenenbildung by Gunn Enli
Cover of the book Venire contra factum proprium by Gunn Enli
Cover of the book Les exilés polonais en France et la réorganisation pacifique de l'Europe (19401989) by Gunn Enli
Cover of the book Cross-Media Promotion by Gunn Enli
Cover of the book Productive Foreign Language Skills for an Intercultural World by Gunn Enli
Cover of the book Metaphysik zwischen Tradition und Aufklaerung by Gunn Enli
Cover of the book Haeusliche Gewalt und Polizeirecht by Gunn Enli
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy