“So called realistic representations can no longer evoke
reality except as nostalgia or mockery.” This quote by Lyotard really tied into
a lot of what we see in the media and especially on television today. Reality television
is a huge part of culture these days; shows from Survivor to Jersey Shore all state
the theme of reality. However we never really think how much reality do these
shows actually have. People have to act in some ways even on reality tv because
they are playing themselves, or who they want to be seen as. So the truth
behind reality can be questioned. An example of this is the Real Housewives of
Orange County. These high class rich women probably do have a lot of drama in
their lives, but they way they are shown is almost like its scripted and they
are playing a role, when it is considered reality. Here is a link to the
trailer to a season:
Another quote was “the relation between ‘modern’ and ‘classical’
has definitely lost a fixed historical reference.” This was by Habermas.
Habermas was confusing for me to understand, but a lot of the key quotes we
talked about in class really helped. He was saying that the idea of ‘modern’
and ‘classical’ come from the same roots but have evolved differently. I also
liked the quote, “the quote of the new.” This is so apparent in todays society,
we are all about what is popular and “in” at the moment that we don’t even
think for a second about if it really is the best, or if we are the best
critics. An example is the iPhone like we said in class. It is popular amongst
everyone, and it may be a great phone, but it also seems like people want it
because other people have it.
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