POMO – Moving on – WHAT IS POSTMODERNISM?
The coursework is over. ‘The Blog is dead. Long live the Blog!‘ (this, by the way, is an intertextual reference with a hint of parody, so could be classed as an example of postmodern literacy BUT OF COURSE you have to be culturally competent to get it!!)
But what the heck is Postmodernism?
- Baudrillard was a cool French guy
- Who constantly makes media students cry
- Hyperreality is now a real thing
- You can get paid even if you can’t sing
- So set your sights high
- For a media ride you should try
- Postmodernism is the thing……postmodernism is King!
Does any of this make sense? The above is a Limerick penned by an A2 student, that in 5 short weeks will make complete and utter sense.
By Easter, you will be ready and armed with textual references and theorists galore so that you can answer Section 2 of the Component 4 paper. The essay is worth 50 marks and should take about an hour to write in the exam. So it is an extremely important part of your A Level course.
Heads down…..brains engage.
Off we goooo….
A postmodern joke – get it? No…?
This is a slide show which tries to explain a definition of Postmodernism: See slide 7 – 19.
Still stuck? Here are some video explanations:
It is all pretty tricky at the start – but DON’T PANIC! All you need to know at this stage is that it is a way of ….well, a way of….a manner of….a view about…a style of…..well you know even, we find this hard to define. So…..
TASK – POSTMODERN TERMS
In pairs, or small groups, how would you define Postmodernism in 1 – 20 words? If you can do it, you are a super scholar! Even university professors seem to struggle to agree, but it would be good to have a go. Refer to the videos and the slideshare. Be prepared to share it with the class.