Figure 1: The Nested Frames of Spectacle, Festival, and Carnival (Boje, 2001)

IS THIS SPECTACLE?

ALL STATEMENTS WITHIN THESE FRAMES ARE GRANDILOQUENT AND ALLURING:

Media defines happiness by consumption and progress by global business.

IS THIS FESTIVAL?

ALL STATEMENTS WITHIN THESE FRAMES ARE JOYFUL AND HAPPY:

Live for today, be in the now.

IS THIS CARNIVAL?

ALL STATEMENTS WITHIN THESE FRAMES PARODY AND RESIST POWER:

This Fashion show presents the brands made by women in sweatshops

IS THIS A  POSTMOD GAME?

ALL STATEMENTS WITHIN THESE FRAMES ARE UNTRUE:

There are no sweatshops; our codes of conduct control excess; these are great jobs

IS THIS TRUTH?

ALL STATEMENTS IN THIS FRAME ARE TRUE:

We are not being who we can be.