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Quick questions on Postmodernism (Baudrillard): simulacra and hyperreality - WJEC A-Level Media Studies
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What is a media-saturated culture?Show answer
Think of how a destination is "known" through its images before it is visited, or how an idealised body or lifestyle circulated across media becomes the benchmark people measure themselves by. The representation precedes and shapes the experience. For WJEC, this connects media language to audiences and to contemporary contexts: the theory describes the world in which the set online, advertising and television products are made and consumed.
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What is the difference between a simulation and a simulacrum? [2 marks]
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Define hyperreality and give an example from contemporary media. [3 marks]
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Using Baudrillard, explore how one contemporary set product blurs the boundary between reality and representation, and assess how useful the theory is. [15 marks]
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