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The Truman Show
Paramount
Authenticity, Privacy & Media Ethics

Cue the Sun: Authenticity, Privacy & Media

The Truman Show foresaw the surveillance economy and the platformization of the self. Use it to teach authenticity, privacy, and the ethics of visibility.

Intermediate

Modules

Module 1

Authenticity

Anchor scene

Truman waking up

In this module

  • Existentialist accounts
  • Sartre and Heidegger, lightly
  • Modern debates

Course outcomes

  • Discuss authenticity across traditions
  • Analyze privacy as autonomy and dignity
  • Evaluate media systems that manufacture consent
  • Design responsible visibility, personally and professionally