Mediated: How the Media Shapes Your World and the Way You Live in It (Paperback)

from timjones

An interesting analysis of the way our view of the world and our relation to it is affected by the many forms of representation which stand between us and the world. In my view, the book's effectiveness is lessened by the author's tendency to extend his arguments beyond the point at which he can ...

from TheAmpersand

I'm not a postmodern-theory wonk, but I'm going to guess that there's aren't any paradigm-busting breakthroughs in "Mediated." Its author, Thomas de Zengotita, more or less admits this when, early on, he lists his influences for the reader. "Mediated" isn't so much a book about media as a surviva...

from maykram

Interesting book. Would recommned it to anyone with AN INTEREST IN MASS MEDIA AND CONSUMERISM AND HOW IT influences our lives.