Postwar Media Manifestations and Don DeLillo

<p>Media's influence on postwar American culture is undeniable. Don DeLillo's fiction is often a commentary on that influence. Hyperreality, Simulacra, Consumerism, and News Addiction are all regular themes in DeLillo's novels; this paper explores all of these concepts through the lens of media theory. Special attention is given to the novels <em>White Noise, Americana,</em> and <em>Mao II,</em> as well as to the media theorists Jean Baudrillard, Walter Benjamin, and Antonio Gramsci. The paper is both a history and a critique of postwar consumer culture and the role that media plays in the construction of that culture.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts (MA)

Level thesis:degree_level

Master's

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

English and Theatre

Grantor dc:publisher

Eastern Kentucky University

Year

2011

Author dc:creator

• Boldt, Joshua Adam

• Baudrillard
• Benjamin
• DeLillo
• hyperreality
• media
• simulacra
• American Literature
• Mass Communication

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 2011 Joshua Adam Boldt

Repository record dc:identifier

https://encompass.eku.edu/etd/09

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:encompass.eku.edu:etd-1008