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From Interactivity to Freakshow: Ethical Aspects of New Television Trends from the Perspective of Democratic Competence

MOTAL, Jan

Basic information

Original name

From Interactivity to Freakshow: Ethical Aspects of New Television Trends from the Perspective of Democratic Competence

Authors

MOTAL, Jan (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Czech and Slovak Journal of Humanities, 2017, 1805-3742

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

60405 Studies on Film, Radio and Television

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Organization unit

Theatre Faculty

Keywords (in Czech)

televize; interaktivita; etika; demokratická kompetence; morální filozofie; reality tv; docusoap; freakshow

Keywords in English

television; interactivity; ethics; democratic competence; moral philosophy; reality tv; docusoap; freakshow

Tags

RIV

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 19/3/2018 11:27, doc. MgA. Jan Motal, Ph.D.

Abstract

V originále

The paper outlines selected ethical aspects of interactivity as a principle. It applies content from Philippe Breton's perspective of the theory of democratic competence in the transformation of technology and contemporary television broadcasting. In terms of the moral philosophy of media, the author views interactivity as a claim on acting and disturbing the space for inner human contemplation integrating one's experience into identity (interiority). Interactivity in this concept may disrupt democratic competence. The author traces this problematic aspect of interactivity specifically in new television formats focusing namely on local production. The author attempts to demonstrate how, due to the reality TV show in particular and its accentuated narrative of success and conflict, interactivity is becoming the prevailing principle and in extreme cases turning into a freakshow. The paper describes the negative relationship between these phenomena and democratic competence.
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