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Post modernism is thetheory or world view of the act after the modernist movement, and is thereaction against modernism in all disciplines, such as art, philosophy, film,literature and history.
The post modern conditionrefers to our own reality based upon our internalised preconceptions, theseideas all exist simultaneously through ideologies and theories.
Both modernism and post modernism are formalist, as muchconcerned with how the story is told as the story itself.
Traditional | Post Modern |
Enclosed | Open |
Un-self Referenial | Self Referential |
Belief in Values (Sincere) | Disbelief in Values (Ironic) |
Single Narrative (Single Coding) | Multiple Narrative (Double Coding) |
Suspension of Disbelief | No Suspension |
Individualism | Mass Produced Individualism |
History | Past and Present are the same |
Distinction Between High & Low Art | No Distinction |
Eg, King of the Hills, Lost | Eg, The Simpson, Family Guy |
At best, traditional views are meaningful, engrossing andmoving. However at worst it can deceptive and sentimental. Post modernism canbe known to be playful, curious and startling, however it has many flaws, as itcan be sexist, homophobic, racist and nihilistic, the belief in nothing.
While modernistis usually destroying with a sense of ideological centre and is critical, postmodernism is playful with no ideologies and has many question asked and is upfor interpretation. It also deals with identity which is an unstable quantitytransmitted by cultural factors. Post modern theorists are usually failedMarxist theorists.
Jamesonsuggested that we live in a perpetual present which included the idea ofnostalgia. The idea of media allows us to forget to serve as the very agentsand mechanism of historical amnesia.
Jameson began out as Marxist theorist and critically analysed cultureas a historical and social phenomenon alongside economic production anddistribution or political power relationships. Jameson attempted to view postmodernism as historically grounded, and herejects post modernity as a cultural phenomenon. He also refers to it as theparodic practices of self reflexivity and intertextuality, meaning that it is ahumorous yet respectful imitation of another style, with no originality.Jameson also believes that pastiche in the postmodern era lacks any politicalor historical content. However critics such as Linda Hutcheon have argued thatpost modern artist show greater historical sophistication by analysing historicalnarratives.
Post moderntexts have been criticised for its use of pastiche, this is the use of intertextuality,which in a form it is a recreation of an earlier text. Intertextuality allows awider range of audiences as many people can find some way to relate to it, thiscould be an advantage however some people may not enjoy the humorous imitation ofpastiche.
Also self reference, which is subjective and occurs inliterature, and is used when an author refers to their own work in context.
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