Mediated authenticity : how the media constructs reality /

Mediated authenticity : how the media constructs reality /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Enli, Gunn, 1970- author.
Imprint:	New York, NY : Peter Lang Publishing, Inc., [2015]
Description:	164 pages ; 23 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Mass media -- Social aspects. Authenticity (Philosophy) in mass media. Mass media -- Technological innovations. Mass media and culture. Authenticity (Philosophy) in mass media. Mass media and culture. Mass media -- Social aspects. Mass media -- Technological innovations.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10142677

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ISBN:	9781433114861 1433114860 9781433114854 1433114852 9781453914588 1453914587
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. The Paradox of Mediated Authenticity
Chapter 2. Genres as Authenticity Illusions: The War of the Worlds
Chapter 3. Money, Fraud, and Deception: The Quiz Show Scandals
Chapter 4. Ordinariness as Authenticity: The Reality TV Genre
Chapter 5. Fake Personas and Blog Hoaxes: Illusions in Social Media
Chapter 6. Performed Authenticity: The Obama Campaigns
Chapter 7. Towards a Theory of Mediated Authenticity
References
Index