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26 Cards in this Set
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historiography |
-what history is written down -what happened v. what is remembered? -the social power of what we pay attention to -repetition/erasure |
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nationalism and broadcasting |
-culture created by media -defined the US as a nation -bringing the nation together -inclusion/exclusion -identity |
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uto/dystopian responses
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-to new media -things get better -are they really getting better? -could they ruin things? |
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nostalgia |
-constructions of the past, not reflectiong -what we remember -glossing over things -glorification |
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repetition/erasure |
-what is remembered -messages become drilled/a part of culture if they are repeated enough |
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immigration |
-US was threatened by all these new cultures -nativists - us and them -minorities -living conditions -rural - industrial |
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The Progressive Mvmt |
-combat the conditions of the US -improve life for all types of people -Jane Addams, NAACP -cultural assimilation -way to reach all Americans:::: POPULAR MEDIA |
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way to reach all americans |
POPULAR MEDIA |
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communication (mass) |
create a common culture and sense of community |
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media's social effects could help |
social platforms |
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opposed to Progressives |
populists |
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populists |
-unorganized forces "of the people" -didnt want new ways, wanted to cling the past and the way things were |
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WWI |
-uniting the US as one country -nationalist fervor -isolationism -Committee of Public Info -censoring -SELLING WAR |
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isolationism |
-why should we get involved? -eventually had to make a move |
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Committee of Public Information |
1st organized propaganda effort using modern communication media -WWI |
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sports and spectacles |
-promote health/exercise/good values -Olympics -"palaces of consumption" -advertising |
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mass culture/communication |
-faceless threatening mobs -the people could overthrow the order -clear and present danger: Sedition Act - establish order and control |
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high and low culture |
-separation of classes -elite v lowbrow -scandal of jazz
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phonograph |
-record/play sounds -spread of nonmainstream music -culture DETACHED from environment
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radiotelegraphy to wireless |
-telegraph: coded messages/long distances -telephone: personal comm -wireless: Marconi (Fessenden, de Forest) |
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Marconi |
-ship to shore radio -cross-Atlantic
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Fessenden |
1st true broadcast: music/readings on Chr Eve |
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DeForest |
-audion tube -better amplification -made cheap radios possible |
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Alexanderson |
-GE alternator -long distances, consistent, overseas |
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sounds across airwaves |
the ether |
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citizen radio |
-open access, 2 way comm -crystal sets, ham radios -Maxim and Grensback -ARRL -fight control centralization -amateurs -dream got taken over by big business |
