A2 PostModernism Blog 2012-13: Lesson 3.2 Jameson vs Lyotard

Lesson 3.2 Jameson vs 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
Read Article; what is it suggesting about the VALUE of Nostalgia. Why is It PoMo again?
http://leighmediaa212pomo.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/wreck-it-ralph-article-nostalgia-is.html

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

Discuss relevance of Tron and Measure our Progress through the questions

Create Meaning: Revision resources:

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

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 carousel)

Apply to demonstrate:

Write up in 300 words:

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?)

Homework: Pre-reading for next Tuesday:

Read and prepare a summary on the ideas of the following 3 theorists:

Dubord

Baudrillard

Foucault

Here is the link,http://leighmediaa2pomo.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/week-3-theoretical-approach-baudrillard.html

work you way through the resources to put together a presentation on how you can apply this to our TV case study: Black Mirror: 15 Million Merits & White Bear