Monday, 13 September 2010

Post Modernism- Notes

Post Modernism is a movement that took place from the 1970's onwards. It is referred to as 'a style and concept in which the arts characterized by distrust of theories and ideologies and by the drawing of attention to conventions'. Post modernism focuuses on mixing up time, space and narrative and the emphasis if style over content. Also the blurring of fiction and reality and the suspension of disbelief.

KEY WORDS
Intertextuality- 0ne media text referring to another
Parody- Mocking something in an original way
Pastiche- An artistic work in a syle that imitates another work, artist or period. This is a self-concious imitation.
Bricolage- Mixing up and using different genres and styles
Homage- Imitation from a respectful stand point

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