Cultural studies, media and power
The word “culture” itself is so difficult to pin down, “cultural studies” is hard to define. As far as cultural study is concerned, it has broader meaning because we see from various perspectives then an individual can know what actually lies in the meaning. Therefore firstly it becomes my job to deconstruct the meaning of culture as the meaning is elaborated according to different critics so at first we will have a glance on the meaning of culture.
Cultural studies, media and power.
1) your understanding of Power in Cultural Studies (you can write about Michel Foucault's 'Knowledge and Power' also)
It is hard to define culture because it has different definitions at different places and everyone has their own culture which can not be denied and also defined, so it is also hard to bind cultural studies to one particular definition. Cultural studies is also very hard to understand. It always breaks the difference between high and low, it puts everything under the same umbrella. It needs deep thinking and if you fail to dig deep, cultural studies also fails.
There is 6 types of civic power like,
*physical power
*wealth
*state action
*ideas
* numbers
Physical power controls harmful behavior to the society. In this fast growing world now everything is possible with money so if you have wealth, you have power. We are living in democracy and we elect some one to take decisions in favor of people but that decisions also control us. Social norms are the things which don’t have any official law but it creates their own laws as per their comfort or thinking. Ideas also have power, if you have interesting ideas the people will start be with you and it also talk about the 6th power the numbers of people which supports your idea and have one voice with you and you have power.
- Power is everywhere around us. To read power, one has to start thinking about the things which happens around them. Think how it happens and which type of power is working behind it. After having habit of doing this one can understand the power and also can save themselves from the trap of power.
Second thing is, it always looks critically at power and that makes cultural studies “politically incorrect” and it will become hard to survive between the majority of “politically correct” and “Right wingers”. It is impossible to talk about cultural studies without the study of power and media. Nowadays media is one of the elements which control our perceptions and power also uses media. So, by studying media and power we come to know how power works over media.Click here
2) Why Media Studies is so important in our digital culture? (you can also write about post-truth)
It’s really good to have the opportunity to discuss the impact of technology on the wider society and culture. I’m going to argue today that even while we know post-truth politics is having a terrible effect on our political culture and our role as citizens, it’s curiously difficult to combat it because of a set of beliefs about what politics is, and about the Internet and the way it enables ordinary people to have a voice. And these beliefs intersect with a prevailing anti-intellectual anti-elitism which associates knowledge, discernment, and truth with snobbery and power.
3) Who can be considered as a 'Truly Educated Person'?
If we think about this topic of a truly Educated person, Education is a basic necessity of any person as is the food, clothing and home. It is because of this reason that the Indian constitution has recognized the right to elementary education as a fundamental right.
In today’s world education does not only mean acquiring booking knowledge and acquiring degrees but it really means translating the acquired knowledge into one’s action. In fact, the process of learning is an ongoing and continuous process.
*Role of educated people in the society*
A responsible educated person owes a duty to the society at large as the society invests into his education by providing necessary facilities and infrastructure. Some of the specific roles and responsibilities of educated people could be summed up as under:-
An educated person owes a responsibility of creating a good and peaceful family or home. Aristotle maintained that family is the smallest unit and the first school of anyone’s life. Only educated persons can educate and inculcate morals, built character in his children. Similarly, an educated person can play an important role in promoting women’s education by treating both boys and girls in his family equally and offered them equal opportunity for education.
An educated person can use his knowledge to educate and awaken the people at large about their rights and duties. They can also make other realized that in a democratic set up, while we have certain rights, there are certain duties also on our part which co-exists.
An educated person can create love for our country by sharing and spreading our rich culture. Simultaneously, they can also encourage our younger generations to prepare themselves for discharging their responsibilities to build a national character by sharing our legacy which we inherited as a result of huge sacrifices made by our ancestors.
An educated person can also play an important role in creating social, cultural and religious harmony so that love, trust and peace is ensured in community life. This would also ensure national unity and protect our national integrity and development
He can also play an important role in educating people about the need and value of our natural resources such as rivers, air etc. In view of increased climate changes due to massive exploitation of natural resources, we are facing a severe threat to our earth. Therefore, this is a very important area where they should and must play a more proactive role.
They can also take upon themselves the responsibility of fighting against social evils. This can be done by them by challenging different wrong customs such as child marriage, dowry system, untouchability, child labour etc.
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