Features and Examples of Post Modernism
- 2. Features of a Post-modern Society1. The breakdown of the distinction between culture and society.2. An emphasis on style at the expense of substance and content.3. The breakdown of a distinction between high culture (art) and popular culture.Confusions over time and space.5. The decline of the meta – narrative (i.e the absolute universal and all embracing claims to knowledge like science or religion).
- 3. The breakdown of the distinction between culture and societyThe breakdown of the distinction between culture and societythetheof the mass media and popular culture mean they govern and shape other forms of social relationshipThe distinctionTheMass culture is now so influential it is no longer ‘holding a mirror up to society’ – it is society.
- 4. The distinction between media and reality has collapsed
- 5. So new art/media artefacts are influenced by ones previous to it.
- 6. Po-Mo theorists reject the notion of originality and authorship – all new producers can do is re-use and adapt.
- 7. Simulacrum – a copy of a copy (of a copy)
- 8. Intertextuality – Using other texts in a ‘new’ oneAndre 3000 / OutkastSimulacrum“A copy of a copy of a copy”“There is no such thing as originality”“The distinction between media and reality has collapsed”Mick JaggerBo DiddleyChuck Berry
- 9. Simulacrum“A copy of a copy of a copy”“There is no such thing as originality”“The distinction between media and reality has collapsed”‘Venice’, Las VegasPyramid Hotel, Las VegasVenice, ItalyThe great Pyramids - Egypt
- 10. Simulacrum“A copy of a copy of a copy”“There is no such thing as originality”“The distinction between media and reality has collapsed”The Trafford Centre, Manchester
- 11. Simulacrum“A copy of a copy of a copy”“There is no such thing as originality”“The distinction between media and reality has collapsed”Anvil! The Story of Anvil - 2008SimulacrumThis is Spinal Tap – 1984Kiss
- 12. IntertextualityAnvil! The Story of Anvil - 2008The Simpsons Vs George Bush Sr.The Simpsons reference A Clockwork OrangeIntertextuality is when one media text references another.Intertextuality mixes forms, genres, conventions, media; it dissolves boundaries between high and low art, between the serious and the comicFight Club references Ikea catalogue (foreign language version)
- 13. Mixing of StylesHybrid Genres
- 14. IntertextualityIntertextuality is when one media text references another.Intertextuality mixes forms, genres, conventions, media; it dissolves boundaries between high and low art, between the serious and the comic
- 15. PasticheIn modernity, there is parody, which ridicules by exaggerating the distance of the original text from “normal” discourse. In Post modernity, there is pastiche, a “blank” parody; there’s no sense of a distance from any norm.Jedward on XfactorBlue Harvest - 2Britney Spears (2:40)
- 16. The breakdown of the distinction between culture and societyConfusions over time and spacethetheof the mass media and popular culture mean they govern and shape other forms of social relationshipThe distinctionTheTravel across the globe is swift, inexpensive and possible for most people. Most people have a fair knowledge of other cultures due to news / documentary programmes on televisionThe internet has broken down space and time barriers24 Hr CitiesSatellite Link ups
- 17. Confusions over time and space
- 18. The breakdown of the distinction between culture and societyAn emphasis on style at the expense of substance and content.thetheof the mass media and popular culture mean they govern and shape other forms of social relationshipThe distinctionTheThe visual and stylistic impact becomes more important than the meaning / messageMedia texts which defy interpretationRetro / NostalgiaShallow – Empty?
- 20. The breakdown of the distinction between culture and societyThe breakdown of a distinction between high culture (art) and popular culture.thetheof the mass media and popular culture mean they govern and shape other forms of social relationshipThe distinctionTheAccording to Post-modernists, high and low culture are of equal worthAgainst the ‘elitism’ of high modernism.Text which contain elements of high and low cultureTreating ‘low art’ or ‘popular culture’ as if they where high art pieces.
- 21. The breakdown of a distinction between high culture (art) and popular culture.High ArtFine ArtOperaBalletClassical MusicClassic LiteratureArt CinemaSculpturePopular Culture (low art)AdvertisingPop MusicGenre FilmsTelevisionPulp Fiction or trashy novelsPornographyMusic Videos
- 22. Mixing of High and Low art
- 23. The breakdown of the distinction between culture and societyThe decline of the meta - narrativethetheof the mass media and popular culture mean they govern and shape other forms of social relationshipThe distinctionTheA meta – narrative is a narrative or story which claims to explain something totally – ie, Christianity, Marxism.Because society is so fragmented, we live by individual, ‘hand picked’ beliefs rather than collective ones. Post-modern texts reflect this state of being by being ambiguous in their meaning, message. They defy an ‘absolute truth’.