Rural Idyll - Mediated
Laurie Taylor explores the rural idyll and considers whether the whole world is a stage.
RURAL IDYLL
Francine Watkins, Teacher at the University of Liverpool spent three months in Stonycroft village in South East England. Francine went to explore the notion of the rural idyll in English villages and how stigma impacts on the health and well-being of those supposedly living the good life. Her research findings are published in a paper entitled βIs the rural idyll bad for your health? Stigma and exclusion in the English countrysideβ.
MEDIATED
In his new book, Mediated: How the Media Shape The World Around You, Thomas De Zengotita, contributing Editor at Harperβs magazine, develops his theory that people experience and build their own world through the television and other media in order to shelter from reality. Laurie Taylor is joined by Thomas de Zengotita and Jonathan RΓ©e, Philosopher and critic to discuss whether the entire worldβs a stage.
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