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\n<\/span>This volume comprises the proceedings of the 11th<\/sup> Annual Conference of the Croatian Association for American Studies, Media, American Culture, and Global Perspective: Images, Ideas, and Illusion<\/em>, which was held on March 31, 2023 at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Rijeka. The conference brought together eighteen scholars from Europe and the United States, who collectively explored the intricate interplay between media, technology, and culture. This scholarly assembly provided a platform for in-depth discussions on how media influences our global society. The keynote lecture, delivered by Professor Emerita Denise Pilato from Eastern Michigan University, titled Patterns of Perception in Media Culture: The Paradoxical Effect of Digital Images<\/em>, set the stage for an intellectually stimulating exchange of ideas. Contributions from various disciplines reflected the interdisciplinary nature of the discussions, offering multifaceted perspectives on the construction, perpetuation, and significance of media representations within both the global landscape and the American cultural milieu.<\/span><\/p>\n\n
The five chapters presented in this volume are intended to extend and deepen the conversation initiated at the conference. Apart from addressing the West\u2019s long-standing influence over the world\u2019s media systems and how it has surveyed and shaped the economy, affected human consciousness, and promoted ideologically biased reality, the contributions to this volume also examine the complexities inherent in the rapid proliferation of data and imagery, drawing attention to the vulnerability in the consumption of ideas and the potential for disinformation fueled by both legitimate media outlets and overseas bots, along with important facts and essential information that characterize our increasingly interconnected digital era. Through a thorough investigation of a wide array of cultural and semiotic practices\u2014ranging from fiction, TV series, docuseries, and film to the far-reaching implications of digital platforms, such as war blogs, podcasts, and propaganda mechanisms particularly evident during the COVID-19 pandemic\u2014this collection offers a profound examination of media\u2019s role in shaping contemporary cultural narratives and emphasizes the need for critical assessment and enhanced media literacy, recognizing that everyday digital images and other media outlets are consumed by global audiences that interpret meaning through diverse cultures, values, traditions, and life experiences.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-and-events"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aassee.ffzg.unizg.hr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aassee.ffzg.unizg.hr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aassee.ffzg.unizg.hr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aassee.ffzg.unizg.hr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aassee.ffzg.unizg.hr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=512"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/aassee.ffzg.unizg.hr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/512\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":533,"href":"https:\/\/aassee.ffzg.unizg.hr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/512\/revisions\/533"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aassee.ffzg.unizg.hr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aassee.ffzg.unizg.hr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aassee.ffzg.unizg.hr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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