Essay questions

What is meant by ‘postmodern media’?
Topic: Postmodernism
Aspect: Postmodern media
Instruction: What do people think it means
- Inglourious Basterds, heavily made up from intertextual references and allusions to existing texts.
- Flight on the conchords, puts the genre of 'musical' into a new context.
- Kanye West, Gold Digger.

Why are some media products described as ‘postmodern’?
Topic: Postmodernism
Aspect: Postmodern media
Instruction: Define why they are postmodern
- Inglourious Basterds, heavily made up from intertextual references and allusions to existing texts.
- Flight on the conchords, puts the genre of 'musical' into a new context.
- Kanye West, Gold Digger.
Explain how certain kinds of media can be defined as postmodern.
Topic: Postmodernism
Aspect: Postmodern Media
Instruction: Explain how things are 'defined' as being postmodern.
- Inglourious Basterds, heavily made up from intertextual references and allusions to existing texts.
- Flight on the conchords, puts the genre of 'musical' into a new context.
- Kanye West, Gold Digger.
Explain why the idea of ‘postmodern media’ might be considered controversial.
Topic: Postmodernism
Aspect: Postmodern Media
Instruction: How/why is it controversial
- Jameson, trapped in circular references.
- Hobo with a shot gun
- Inception, argue against it being controversial

“Postmodern media blur the boundary between reality and representation.” Discuss this idea with reference to media texts that you have studied.
Topic: Postmodernism
Aspect: Postmodern media
Instruction: Explore concept of liminality/transgression of boundries.
- Ted, animated and real world
- Ted on Jimmy Kimmel show live
- Ted at Oscars
- Scott Pilgrim, video games mixing into real world. concept of pluralism
- Desert bus, immitates reality rathr than distorts it.
- Nikon camera advert, sells people a lifestyle that doesn't exist.
- Google glasses, hyper-reality.

Discuss why some people are not convinced by the idea of postmodern media.
Topic: Postmodernism
Aspect: Postmodern media
Instruction: Why people aren't convinced by it.
- Jameson
- Kirby Fergusson
- Incpetion, pomo not bad
- Hobo with a shot gun, shows pomo as bad
- Nikon camera advert, selling people a lifestyle that doesn't exist.