“Answering the Question: What Is Postmodernism?” By Jean-François Lyotard‚ trans. Régis Durand. NOTE: Written in 1982‚ as postscript to The Postmodern Condition (1979) A Demand This is a “period of slackening” in the “color of the times”. “From every direction we are being urged to put an end to experimentation‚ in the arts and elsewhere”. Bauhaus (1919-1933 Germany: Walter Gropius founded this movement of artists‚ writers‚ architects. Shut down by Hitler for being very radical‚ left-wing)
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optimism or technological pessimism? In The Idea of Technology and Postmodern Pessimism Leo Marx‚ a leading historian of technology and American culture‚ argues that while technological optimism had been the default mode of American culture throughout most of its history‚ technological pessimism asserted itself to an unprecedented degree in the second half of the twentieth century. His essay traces the roots of what he terms “postmodern pessimism” in the earlier‚ dominant technological optimism and
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marked by attitudes of skepticism which challenges many of the ideals of Modernism. As an opposition towards the modern era‚ Postmodernism can be identified in art through its related terms such as fragmentation‚ hyper-realism‚ deconstruction‚ pastiche and ambiguity. Specifically‚ postmodernism refutes such concepts as reality‚ the ability to reach perfection‚ absolute truth‚ the structures of capitalism‚ ideals represented within popular culture‚ political values and other core concepts related
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can be applied to the Bhe case. Postcolonial feminism is based on postmodern feminism‚ in the sense that it is also concerned with the construction of gender identity . Postmodern thought rejects the idea of a foundational truth‚ it states that any claim to truth or meaning is nether certain nor pre-existing . Identity is seen as a complex combination of different elements such as class‚ race‚ gender and sexuality .Thus postmodern feminism argues that the idea of woman is neither stable‚ nor fixed;
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many different subgenres such as Comedy of manners‚ Parody‚ Romantic comedy and Comedy horror (which contains Black comedy and Zombie comedy). Comedy of manners satirizes manners and affections of a social class and it is intended to show the audience what lies behind traditions and manners of society. Parody movies mock other works‚ genres‚ people or fictional characters. The audience of these movies should be familiar with the source of the parody. Romantic comedy like its title is a combination of
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write that while “the home/away/home pattern is the most common story line in children’s literature‚ adult fiction that deals with young people who leave home usually ends with the child choosing to stay away” (197). A pattern observed‚ called a postmodern metaplot‚ starts with the child being abandoned‚ rather than leaving home. Ultimately‚ the child’s journey ends with a modern ideal of the child leading the adults to a hopeful ending‚ a home. I will explore the changing roles of childhood and adulthood
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used all around us there three things I will be analysing for satire uses things like hyperbole‚ caricature‚ irony‚ metaphors and similes satire is used so widely in different this it does add humour to things like the TV series angry boys‚ musical parodies (weird al yankovichs perform this way) and political cartoons (sorry Band-Aid) . Chis ley uses satire in angry boys which draws attention to life perceptions of the teenage boys there many humorous parts in this show which engages in anti-social
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trying to get rid of the memory of her father. She has feelings of being haunted by the spirits of her father. He died when she was only ten years old. The year was 1943‚ the middle of World War II. He was Austrian‚ and much of Plath’s2 work is a pastiche of references to the war and the Holocaust Plath’s mother was no help. She seemed cold and uncommunicative to me‚ a woman who was more concerned with what others would think of her and her daughter. She did seek psychiatric help for Plath‚ but she
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Ailurophile A cat-lover. Assemblage A gathering. Becoming Attractive. Beleaguer To exhaust with attacks. Brood To think alone. Bucolic In a lovely rural setting. Bungalow A small‚ cozy cottage. Chatoyant Like a cat’s eye. Comely Attractive. Conflate To blend together. Cynosure A focal point of admiration. Dalliance A brief love affair. Demesne Dominion‚ territory. Demure Shy and reserved. Denouement The resolution of a mystery. Desuetude Disuse. Desultory Slow‚ sluggish. Diaphanous Filmy
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writing techniques and styles to piece together humorous and playful‚ yet sardonic stories. The films of Her by Spike Jonze and Worker Drone by Sharat Raju are postmodern works that share the universal themes and characteristics of the implementation of hyper-reality‚ ambiguity‚ and the development of characters in inescapable situations. Postmodern works allow the audience to interpret the story through different lenses. For example‚ an editorial article by Reykjavik Boulevard‚ a magazine publisher‚
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