Bertolt Brecht's "Radio Theory" and the development of the citizen media in the German Federal Republic

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  • ブレヒト「ラジオ理論」の射程 : ドイツ連邦共和国における市民メディア発展史との関連から
  • ブレヒト ラジオ リロン ノ シャテイ ドイツ レンポウ キョウワコク ニ オケル シミン メディア ハッテンシ ト ノ カンレン カラ

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In my article I analyze first how the playwright Bertolt Brecht developed his famous "Radio Theory", which had been the product of his critical engagement with radio as a new medium. Then, the close relationship between Brecht's theory and the practice of the German citizen media including Open Channels and Non-Commercial Lokal Radios will be discussed. Recently there has been criticism against these alternative media, arguing that they may well be replaced by new interactive media such as Internet. On its contrary, Brecht warns that the technical development does not necessarily support democratic communications-and thus offers an apology for the activities of citizen media, especially concerning media education.

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