Abstract
Interest in the meaningful sides of media entertainment has blossomed over the last decade, with numerous scholars examining how certain media content can enhance social good and well-being. Because social scientific work in this area is relatively new and is rapidly evolving numerous conceptualizations of meaningful media experiences have been introduced. In this paper we argue for the importance of recognizing a unique form of media experience that causes us to look beyond our own concerns, to recognize moral beauty, and to feel unity with humanity and nature-what we label here as ``self-transcendent media experiences.''
Dokumententyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
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Keywords: | Entertainment;Eudaimonia;Mass Communication;meaningfulness;self-transcendence |
Fakultät: | Sozialwissenschaften > Institut für Kommunikationswissenschaft und Medienforschung (IfKW) |
Themengebiete: | 100 Philosophie und Psychologie > 150 Psychologie
300 Sozialwissenschaften > 300 Sozialwissenschaft, Soziologie |
ISSN: | 1460-2466 ; 0021-9916 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Dokumenten ID: | 68760 |
Datum der Veröffentlichung auf Open Access LMU: | 30. Aug. 2019 06:57 |
Letzte Änderungen: | 04. Nov. 2020 13:51 |