Informational Violence in the Symbolic Exchange and Modern Mediareality: the Modus Dimension
Year: 2019
Type: article
Abstract: The article touches upon the media violence as a component of social violence. When classifying violence by subject and orientation (self-directed, interpersonal and collective) we emphasize the latter, since it is expressed in social-political, social-economic and social-cultural forms and is a component of its realization. The dissemination of excessive or false information is part of its implementation. This is due to the fact that its implementation requires the creation of a socio-cultural product, which is a specially selected video series of news, a special procedure and form of presenting these news (violation of the principles of objectivity, coverage of positions of only one side of the conflict, appeal to primitive desires in television programs), aggressive advertising, etc. But the first of these uses elements of information violence in a hidden form. It is emphasized that the term "media violence" denotes, rather than the role of information in the commission of violence acts, but rather the instrumental purpose of the newest media (through films, TV programs, videos, computer games, etc.) in the production of violence, the specificity of the transformation of violence in information to society as a whole. Despite this is also distinguishes such a form of media violence as "streaming violence" (that is, socio-cultural violence that is carried out in a latent form based on the presentation of an untrustworthy world picture by introducing misinformation and increasing information flows at the same time). A form of media violence is "fictional violence" as the production of images and symbols of violence by artistic means and their dissemination through media sphere. Unlike documentary recording of violence acts, which are broadcast in reports or specialized chronicles, fictional violence takes place in films, computer games, literature, etc. Recently, trolling as a form of information violence has become widespread. It often has an organized, targeted nature and is a tool for influencing political, economic or social processes. Trolling can be carried out by special organizations ("bots") and form public opinion on request (in relation to specific persons or events). A form of media violence is advertising violence, which is carried out through false advertising or glut of advertising space in the urban space.
Author: V. M. Slyusar
Institution: Zhytomyr Ivan Franko State University
Language: Ukrainian
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2997601310