Notes 9/10

Notes: 9/10

Habermas:
Questions
What is the history of the public sphere?
How does public opinion shape political power and policy?
What is public sphere?
What power does it have in a representative democracy?
Difference between public sphere and public opinion?

*feudal public sphere
- monarch speaking for his/her subjects

*bourgeois public sphere- (small business owners who gained financial independence)
-making government public
-made up of provate individuals coming together
-accesible to all
-gain access through education
-contemporary society (PR)

Critiques:
-takes money
-helps to be male

Microcinema:
Questions:
Role of irony in public sphere?
Role of age/perspective/culture?
Is Digital Video revolutionary?

Arguments
-role of familiarity

Critique:
-provide no answers