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From the specification.
- the different versions of postmodernism (historical period, style, theoretical approach)
- the arguments for and against understanding some forms of media as postmodern
- the ways postmodern media texts can challenge traditional relationships between texts and audiences
- the relationship between postmodernism and popular culture
- the ways media audiences and industries operate differently in a postmodern world
- the relationship between postmodernism and narrative.
Essay Titles to Practice:
Essay 1 (class essay)
- How does postmodern media challenge narrative conventions of time and space in media texts?
Essay 2 (Pairs or Threes)
- To what extent do postmodern media blur the boundaries between reality and representation?
Essay 3 (Pairs or Threes)
- How far do postmodern texts challenge the audience to see things differently?
Essay 4 (Individual Class Essay)
- Analyse how narrative conventions of time and space are subverted by postmodern media. 13B
- To what extent do postmodern texts present particular challenges to audiences? 13D
- How far do postmodern texts challenge the conventions of representation? 13A