Date of Award
5-2014
Thesis Date
5-2014
Degree Type
Honors Thesis-Unrestricted
Degree Name
B.A.
Department
Interdisciplinary Studies
Degree Program
Interdisciplinary Studies
Director
Frank Schalow
Abstract
This thesis examines German philosopher Martin Heidegger’s concepts of being and time, the role of language in being, and ways of authentic being through the lens of modern media practices in the Information Age. It relates Heidegger’s philosophy to the media ecology theory introduced by Marshall McLuhan in the 1960s by exploring McLuhan’s themes of tribal, typographical and electronic man. In addition, this thesis considers the role of mass media in information dissemination. The goal of this report is to explicate the shaping effects of mass media, especially social media, on individual perceptions and societal culture and identify ways in which such shaping affects authentic ways of being.
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Recommended Citation
Talley, Edith M., "Language, Technology and the “They Self”: How Linguistic Manipulation of Mass and Social Media Distract from the Authentic Self" (2014). Senior Honors Theses. 58.
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/honors_theses/58
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