Wednesday, February 03, 2016
Postmodernism in The Interview
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The Interview is a 2014 film best known for the controversy that it caused. In June 2014, The Guardian reported that the film had "...
The Supergamers
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The Supergamers was a documentary in the same series as Rise of the Superstar Vloggers. The documentary, presented by YouTuber Dan Howell...
Rise of the Superstar Vloggers
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Rise of the Superstar Vloggers was a one off television documentary presented by blogger Jim Chapman on BBC 3 [1st February 2016]. The pro...
Monday, February 01, 2016
Postmodernism is a short cut to mass audiences. Discuss.
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Postmodernism is not always a short cut to mass audiences, some texts purposefully target niche audiences. An example of a text which d...
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Postmodernism and Gaming
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One of the main forms of postmodernism media is the gaming industry. Games are an alternative reality that people can interact within. Game...
Postmodernism in Music Videos
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Music videos are often considered postmodern as they use bricolage and could be considered as pastiches, parodies or homages to other texts....
YouTube and Postmodernism
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How could YouTube be considered postmodern? Jean Baudrillard said that 'the real no longer exists'. The mass media attempts to r...
Sunday, January 31, 2016
Postmodern Theories: Bricolage and Intertextuality.
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Levi-Strauss developed the concept of bricolage. He defined bricolage as texts constructed from debris of other texts. Texts borrow things...
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Postmoden Theories: Pastiche, Homage and Parody
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Pastiche, homage and parody are all similar styles but there are slight differences which differentiate them from one another. Pasti...
Postmodern Theories: The Collapse of Metannarratives
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A metanarrative put simply is a big story off which people base their beliefs, the most well known metanarrative is the bible and religi...
Postmodern Theories: Hyperreality
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Definition: 'a condition in which "reality" has been replaced by simulacra' What is Hyperreality? In semiotics and...
Saturday, January 30, 2016
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Poster
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Print based media, as well as moving image media, can be considered postmodern. Here I have looked how the poster for Star Wars: The F...
What is Postmodernism?
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Postmodernism is an art movement. It is a skeptical interpretation of culture which questions why things are the way that they are and aim...
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