Lesson 4.4 Jameson & Lyotard

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Prepare for Learning – Starter:

Screen Tron 1^st x 30 mins

Historical version of Postmodernism compare style to Wreck It Ralph

How does this demonstrate Nostalgia, CULTURAL RECYCLING?

Discuss relationship of the film to Tron

How is the clip postmodern?

• Religion (grand narratives)
• Collapse boundaries between 2 worlds
• Heightened augmented reality
• Human or Technology ('User' or 'Programme')
• Simulation (faces, clouds & cities, people)
• Audience sense of nostalgia (Retro)

conclusion

How does this relate to Wreck It Ralph? How has postmodernism developed? 1 word...

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New Information

http://leighmediaa2pomo.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Past%20Exam%20Questions

Discuss relevance of Tron and Measure our Progress through the questions

New Information

Lyotard – death of the grand narrative post & 1 minute video explaination

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9EsvykB8sY

http://leighmediaa212pomo.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/what-is-pomo-lyotard-death-of-grand.html

http://leighmediaa2pomo.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/death-of-metanarrative-or-death-of.html

Questions:

How does the film Wreck It Ralph conform a 'Grand Narrative'?

What does he have to do to become the hero?

Where in the film does this occur?

Is there a Hero's journey?

Is there a resolution that ties up all the narrative threads?

Do the characters conform to their narrative roles?

Do the characters conform to traditional gender roles?

Are the boundaries of Genre rigid?

Any morality or ideological meaning?

The Quest

Voyage & Return

Overcoming the Monster

Argument:

Is Wreck It Ralph a Postmodern Film? WHY?

Modernity to Postmodernity post

http://leighmediaa212pomo.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/why-is-cutural-recycling-post-modern.html

Create Meaning – Discuss in Pairs, how does Jameson link to Lyotard debating why is Ralph Postmodern?
epic battles:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zn7-fVtT16k

Present as a Goanimate discussion between the 2 theorists

http://leighmediaa2pomo.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/arguments-against-lyotard-meta.html

Check your Learning – Binary Opposites Modernism & Postmodernism

Think/Discuss:

http://leighmediaa2pomo.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/modernism-postmodernism-compared.html

Match up the Binary Opposition post – what is Post-modern?

Check Learning

Using the list – what makes Ralph opposite to Modern – categorise by list (use later caroussel)

Create meaning

• How do we define postmodernism (simplistic) as 'after' or 'anti' Modern
• What are the stylistic aspects of Pomo, why are these 'after' or 'anti' Modern
• How does collapsing structures (Grand Narratives)?
• What aspects of Wreck it Ralph aren't Postmodern (Grand Narratives?)

Carousel responses for homework using clips of the film - 5 minute presentation in mentor teams

Collect examples from close analysis, still specific examples from the clips for the Binary Opposites list

New Info

Reading on Gaga & Minaj – Postmodern identity (representation)

http://leighmediaa212pomo.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/gaga-minaj-how-are-they-reactions-to.html

Create Meaning

Identify the main points from the articles –

How do these examples relate to the reaction of Postmodernism to Modernism (List from earlier)

How do these artists demonstrate a loss of faith in Grand Narratives (Lyotard)?

Apply to demonstrate

add these to our Prezis you built & your mood boards

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Review

Given list of what postmodernism is... (in green) http://leighmediaa2pomo.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Challenge%20Forms%20and%20Conventions%20of%20Traditional%20Media which can you apply to Minaj etc

Can you match with the reasons why this is 'Post' modern (Death of Grand Narratives)