ROLE OF DOUGLAS KELLNER’S MEDIA SPECTACLE IN THE STRUCTURE OF THE MODERN MASS SOCIETY
Stoyan Arsen Aleksandrovich
Murmansk State Technical University
Submitted: 02.08.2019
Abstract. The article analyses the contribution of D. Kellner, a representative of the "third generation" of Frankfurt school, to the development of critical theory of society. Influenced by Guy Debord, Kellner considers the modern society as a subsequent stage of the "society of the spectacle" when gamification in interpretation of events depends on how they are represented by media personalities. The philosopher defines this system as a "media spectacle", which serves as a link between authoritative structures and the population. The mass media provide apportioned information seeking to control the society and to form public opinion.
Key words and phrases: медиаспектакль, массовый человек, общество спектакля, репрезентация, информационная избыточность, критическая теория общества, media spectacle, mass human being, society of spectacle, representation, information redundancy, critical theory of society
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