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Living in a simulacrum : how TV and the supermarket redefines reality in Don Delillo's White Noise [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
This paper examines the impact of simulation, hyperreality, and consumerism on Don Delillo's novel White Noise. It discusses how the novel pictures technology and mass media as an empire of signs and codes that erase or implode meaning. TV, radio reports
Ghashmari, Ahmad
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Hugh Easton's Neo‐Baroque Art and the Stained‐Glass Closet in Postwar Britain*

open access: yesJournal of Religious History, Volume 48, Issue 4, Page 469-487, December 2024.
Hugh Ray Easton (1906–1965) was a leading mid‐twentieth century British designer of stained‐glass windows. His works combined neo‐baroque style with an aesthetic that was attuned to glamour in contemporary media such as film and homoerotic physique magazines.
Jane Brocket, Dominic Janes
wiley   +1 more source

Children and Online Game (Case Study of Simulation, Simulacra and Hyperreality in Children Playing Point Blank Game) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
This study aims to investigate children behavior in playing online games. This is qualitative study, case study, it was explored any behaviours of children online games activity with used participant observation, in depth interview and used snowball ...
Wilujeng, P. R. (Panggio)
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Exploring Disney's Worlds Through Religious Studies

open access: yesReligion Compass, Volume 18, Issue 11-12, December 2024.
ABSTRACT Over the course of the last century (1923–2023), the Walt Disney Company has both catalyzed and reflected dizzying changes in the American cultural landscape—including religious ones. Scholars of Disney and religion often take one of three tactics to analyze this pairing: 1) Disney as religion 2) Disney depicting religion, or 3) Disney as ...
Jodi Eichler‐Levine
wiley   +1 more source

Fashion and desire in an ecologically sustainable world [PDF]

open access: yes
The popularity of sustainability has encroached on the fashion industry and as such, there are currently an increasing number of fashion designers and brands who profit from the sales of “sustainable fashion.” The fashion industry capitalises upon
Latoya Voogt
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Consumer Motivations to Participate in Event-Marketing Strategies [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
As part of the Adidas goes street-campaign, the Adidas Predator Cup was a fun-soccer tournament designed to "reconnect the youth in Germany with Adidas and the soccer sport by enjoying the pure fun, freedom and personal happiness of playing an informal ...
Whelan, Susan, Wohlfeil, Markus
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Exploring the convergence of Metaverse, Blockchain, and AI: A comprehensive survey of enabling technologies, applications, challenges, and future directions

open access: yesWIREs Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery, Volume 14, Issue 6, November/December 2024.
A Generic Framework Fusing AI and Blockchain within Metaverse Abstract The Metaverse, distinguished by its capacity to integrate the physical and digital realms seamlessly, presents a dynamic virtual environment offering diverse opportunities for engagement across innovation, entertainment, socialization, and commercial endeavors.
Mueen Uddin   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hyperreality and Consumer Society: J.G. Ballard’s Kingdom Come

open access: yesAmerican and British Studies Annual, 2013
Over the course of a literary career spanning over four decades, J.G. Ballard established himself as an important British contemporary writer. In his final novel, Kingdom Come (2006), Ballard again expresses his disdain for the contemporary world ...
Ewelina Chiu
doaj  

Jean Baudrillard's Hyperreal

open access: yesLakon : Jurnal Kajian Sastra dan Budaya, 2023
Abstract: Jean Baudrillard is one among many prominent thinkers of postmodernism. One among many his notable idea is the Hyperreal In his book Simulacra and Simulation, Baudrillard’s proposes the idea of something that transcend beyond the state of fake and reality, the Hyperreal.
openaire   +1 more source

Consumer Motivations to Participate in Marketing-Events: The Role of Predispositional Involvement [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Confronted with the decreasing effectiveness of classic marketing communications, event-marketing has become an increasingly popular alternative for marketers in dealing with a changing marketing environment. Event-marketing is defined as the creation of
Whelan, Susan, Wohlfeil, Markus
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