Exam Content Plan

What is Postmodern Media (after or collapsing Modernism, empty, no belief in progress of meaning)

Give examples of aspects of Postmodern Style (Jameson)

Give examples of aspects of Postmodernity Historical/Structural (Lyotard (POST-Modern)

Give examples of aspects of Postmodern Theory (Baudrillard, Dubord, Foucault)

Which 3 Theorists will you reference - and what theories
Jameson - Style over substance
Baudrillard - Simulacra
Dubord - 'Society of the Spectacle'

Which 2 or 3 different media forms and what approach makes them Postmodern

Compare 3 ways they are similarly and differently Postmodern

Similar

- Style over substance 

 Nicki Minaj - Image is a lot more important in marketing her than the actual music.

Wreck It Ralph - In terms of narrative, the way the characters look is a major selling point, their image is being kept from decades ago.
Black Mirror - In the narrative, image is everything in terms of how the characters have to act. Abi is used for her looks, not her talent.

Differently

Give example of an earlier Postmodern Media Text (Intertextual references for our Case Studies?) 

How we have moved on from then to your contemporary text?

An example of a prediction for the future of Postmodern Media based on one of the Case Studies - where are we headed (Black Mirror?)