FINAL #7 Post Modernism

Question 1

Frederic Jameson *

Answer 1

• Wrote the essay Postmodernism and Consumer Society.
• Discusses the differences in postmodernism and high modernism.
• Discusses the characteristics of post modernisms
  > it is a reaction to modernism… it is the effacement of boundaries between low and high art… it is an expression of late capitalism… it is nostalgic…

Question 2

Pastiche *

Answer 2

• Is a form of mimicking.
• It is blank.
• theres is no staple norm so when mimicking… this idea means that when someone mimics that style then there is no humor involved.
• This is a characteristic of post modern art.

Question 3

Parody *

Answer 3

• Is a form of mimicking that is meant to emphasize the difference between normal and abnormal
  > when someone is doing a parody they are pointing out that the person they are mimicking is not normal… this is stating that their is a normal to be different from.
• The exploiting of the abnormality creates humor.

Question 4

Post Modernism #1

Answer 4

• It is a reaction to modernism…
  > In the past post modernism art was shock but with so much time passing we’ve studied and discussed it so much it becomes the establishment.
• There is an effacement of boundaries between high and low art.
  > The separation between high and low art is no longer there… low art is just as respected and valued as high art.
• It is the expression of late capitalism
  > Late capitalism is the process of moving away from the producer and into multinational corporations.
  > Schizophrenic is associated b/c it is a fragmented way of thinking… there is a dispersement of power.

Question 5

Post Modernism #2

Answer 5

• Pastiche is a feature of post modern art.
  > There is a blurring of national boundaries.
• it is nostalgic
  > Associating images with the past images… images/ideas seen in the past is where the nostalgia comes from.
  > Making something new isn’t happening anymore… everything is recycled… everything is a quotation of an art that has been done in the past.
  > Nothing is new.
• It is a tendency…The way of moving forward is different… the way of thinking is changing.