A quick recap in case you are a bit lost...
4:07 to 6 min
Exam question: You need to explain why 2 different Media forms are considered Postmodern.
Modernism = structure, order, belief in truth, ideas, science & progress
Postmodernism = lack of belief, empty, superficial, recycled, nostalgia/retro, blurring, fluid or collapsing structures
Where we have been
Jameson - we have exhausted all ideas, no progress so we can only recycle old styles
Lyotard - no belief in Grand Narratives = structures are now fluid or collapsing = no depth, no order = style over substance and blurring of identities, realities etc...
Baudrillard (next week)
To prepare:
Read through the Posts on Lady Gaga & Nicki Minaj
Identify the relevant points:
How do they demonstrate a lack of belief in Lyotard's Grand Narratives - how do they collapse or make fluid structures or fixed ideas?
- Male & Female Identity
- Racial or Ethnic Identity
- Morality/Pornography
- Real and Artificial
- Fixed or Fluid Identity
- Musical Genre
Use the Modernism to Postmodern column to apply of how Lady Gaga & Nicky Minaj are Postmodern Characters (ie they are not real they are simualtions/artificial constructions - this will lead us into next weeks lesson)
Here is some support
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