Cultural studies : Media and power
The study of cultural studies is incomplete without the study of power. Cultural studies reads ' power ' with critical insight. It makes the students / scholars politically incorrect.
Power is ability to make others do what you would have them do .
Power comes from " family , workplace and relationship ."
Six civic sources of power :
1. Physical force
2. Wealth
3. State action
4. Social norms
5. Ideas
6. Number
Three laws of power :
1. Power is never static
2. Power is like water
3. Power compounds
Read power means study strategies and situation , see society as text , read so you may write .
Write power means speak up, organisation and practice
Power is pro- social and Anti- social.
Power + character = great citizen
In society who are in power , in position make decision on every aspect , within law , system and principle for ideological society.
Media is the tool to control the perceptions and the subject , the power makes extensive use of Media.
Effective and powerful ideological institutions that carry out a system supportive propaganda function.
Noam Chomsky had gives " five filters "
1. Media ownership
2. Advertising
3. Media Elite
4. Flack
5. The common enemy
Advertising , marketing and critique are all features associated with Media. Media culture clearly reflects the multiple sides of contemporary debates and problems . Media culture helps reinforce the hegemony and power of specific political , cultural and economic groups.
To be truly educated means to be ' resourceful to be able to " formulate serious questions and ' question standard doctrine ' if that's appropriate " it means to find your own way.
Power is ability to make others do what you would have them do .
Power comes from " family , workplace and relationship ."
Six civic sources of power :
1. Physical force
2. Wealth
3. State action
4. Social norms
5. Ideas
6. Number
Three laws of power :
1. Power is never static
2. Power is like water
3. Power compounds
Read power means study strategies and situation , see society as text , read so you may write .
Write power means speak up, organisation and practice
Power is pro- social and Anti- social.
Power + character = great citizen
In society who are in power , in position make decision on every aspect , within law , system and principle for ideological society.
Media is the tool to control the perceptions and the subject , the power makes extensive use of Media.
Effective and powerful ideological institutions that carry out a system supportive propaganda function.
Noam Chomsky had gives " five filters "
1. Media ownership
2. Advertising
3. Media Elite
4. Flack
5. The common enemy
Advertising , marketing and critique are all features associated with Media. Media culture clearly reflects the multiple sides of contemporary debates and problems . Media culture helps reinforce the hegemony and power of specific political , cultural and economic groups.
To be truly educated means to be ' resourceful to be able to " formulate serious questions and ' question standard doctrine ' if that's appropriate " it means to find your own way.
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