1. Mass Communication & Media
Literacy 09
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2. 2
Experts raise
doubts
http://www.guardian.c
o.uk/world/2004/may/
03/iraq.military/print

3. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3716151.stm
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4. http://www.michaelmoore.com
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5. What is reality anyway?
How can we know reality?
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6. 6
Luhman
Luhman (2000: 1

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Roman
Jacobson
Historical Realisms

8. Historical Realism
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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

9. 19th Century Realism
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Truthful, objective,
impartial representations of
the real
World based on meticulous
observation

10. The daguerreotype
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daguerreotype

11. 11
Raymond
William
A 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
http://www.afterall.org/journal/issue.5/lecture.realism
* The development of technology

12. Summary
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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.ismy
site.co.uk/timelines/me
dia/
Look at the timeline on
this website.
What is the relationship
between emerging
technologies and the
nature of the ‘real’.