Postmodernism, applying to texts

Fragmented structure/non-linear narrative Taylor Swift condensed narrative videos, Inception
Challenging of meta-narrative (Lyotard and Strinati) Scott Pilgrim
Playing with time and space (Strinati) - Desert Bus, Inception, Scott Pilgrim
Self-reflexivity Inception
Emphasis of style over substance and context (Strinati) Inglourious Basterds
Challenging cultural imperialism and mass production Ill Manors Plan B
Conventions of genre challenged/subverted Scott Pilgrim
Breakdown of distinctions between high art and pop culture (Strinati)
Asks questions not giving answers, allowing audience interpretation Inception
Juxtaposing old and new to make new meaning (bricolage) Kanye West, Gold Digger
Intertextuality Inglourious Basterds, Ted, Scott Pilgrim
Multiplicity of meanings linked to audience interpretations Birth of a Nation- Apocolyse Now - British Gas, Kanye West Gold Digger
Post WW2-war being a catalyst for postmodernism Andy Warhol - Pop Art
Parody and pastiche – creating something new through imitation, homage (tribute) Flight of the Conchords, Ted, Hobo with a Shotgun
Web 2.0 and new technologies allowing people to become producers/celebrities outside traditional/mainstream methods Rebecca Black - Friday, Internet memes, Ted
Instantaneity – accessibility now Internet memes on Facebook, Kanye West - music videos on YouTube
Culture is no longer viewed as art mirroring life but a reality in itself (Strinati) Internet memes
Experimentation with new forms – not necessarily the ‘glossy’ Hollywood approach Scott Pilgrim, Ted
Meaning and purpose holds more significance than the skill involved in making it Internet memes, Dan Black Symphonies
Photoshop movement changing how we see reality Internet memes, Ridiculously Photogenic Guy
Cult of celebrity – celebrity obsessed society – style over substance Internet memes
Truth is created and doesn’t exist in any objective sense Inglourious Basterds, Nikon advert
Text goes beyond what it is and comments on society Birth of a Nation- Apocalypse Now - British Gas.
No single definition – open to interpretation – concept crosses art, media, literature, architecture, music, society Scott Pilgrim, Inception
States of hyper reality (Baudrillard and simulacra) Scott Pilgrim., Ted, Inception, Nikon Advert