What is modernism?
What is postmodernism?
Baudrillard - Ideas and Concepts
Examples of Intertextuality
What is a meta-narrative?
What is deconstruction?
What is semiotics?
What is post-structuralism?
Theorists
Lyotard - 'language games'
Baudrillard - 'simulacra and simulation'
Jameson - 'cultural logic' and 'structures of feeling'
Chomsky - 'manufactured consent'
Other related terms:
Hall-of-mirrors/paradox, hierarchies of taste, bricolage, truth as merely a concept, alienated society, lack of causality (non-linear), pastiche, satire, parody, homage, magic realism, irony, hyper-reality, temporal distortion, artifice, authenticity, culture 'eats itself', Emperor's New Clothes effect, ambiguity of meaning, blurred boundaries, scepticism, aesthetics
Other important philosophical concepts to consider:
Feminism - Documentary - Miss Representation
Marxism - A Brief Introduction
Propaganda - What is propaganda?
Capitalism and Socialism - Crash Course
Perception is Believing - Crash Course
Ideology - What is a political ideology?
Postmodern films
Godard, Bazin and Truffaut's 'Cahiers du Cinema' influence on postmodernism:
Breathless, Band of Outsiders, The 400 Blows, 2 or 3 Things I Know About Her
'The Matrix' (1999) - Blue Pill or Red Pill
- simulacra and simulation
'They Live' (1988) - Sunglasses Scene
- deconstruction, semiotics
Zizek, Ideology and 'They Live' (1988)
- deconstruction, semiotics, ideology
'(500) Days of Summer' (2009) - Expectations/Reality Scene
- simulation
Analysis of 'Blade Runner' (1982)
- simulacra and simulation
Why is 'Pulp Fiction' (1994) postmodern?
- intertextuality, metanarrative, causality
'Pulp Fiction' (1994) - Dance Scene
- intertextuality
'Dancer in the Dark' (2000) - Factory
- pastiche/homage, bricolage
'Inception' (2010) - Ariadne Learns How To Build Dreams
- hall-of-mirrors, metanarrative
'Fight Club' (1999) - The Things You Own End Up Owning You
- culture 'eats itself', metanarrative
Analysis of 'Memento' (2000) by the director Christopher Nolan
- metanarrative
Anatomy of a Scene of 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' (2013) with director Wes Anderson
- hierarchies of taste
'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' (2004) - Brain Scan Scene
- self-conscious, hyper-reality
'Donnie Darko' (2001) - School Corridor Scene
- intertextuality, bricolage
'The Truman Show' (1998) - Being Spontaneous
- truth is merely a concept
'Shaun of the Dead' (2004) - Record Collection
- intertextuality, parody
'Be Kind Rewind' (2008) - Montage
- intertextuality, parody
Postmodern music videos
Madonna - Like a Prayer
- bricolage, semiotics, deconstructing, subversive, simulation
Lady Gaga - Telephone
- intertextuality, bricolage, hierarchies of taste
R Kelly - Trapped in the Closet Episode 1
- parody, intertextuality, hyper-reality
Eminem - Stan
- subversion, metanarrative, truth is merely a concept
Wiley - Numbers In Action
- simulation, self-conscious, repetition
Radiohead - Just
- cynicism, alienation, truth is merely a concept
UNKLE - Rabbit In Your Headlights
- alienation, subversion, bricolage, magic realism
Taylor Swift - Shake It Off
- cynicism, intertextuality, hierarchies of taste, semiotics
Beastie Boys - Sabotage
- pastiche/parody, intertextuality, hierarchies of taste, bricolage
Fatboy Slim - Weapon of Choice
- magic realism, hyper-reality, hierarchies of taste
Blur - Coffee and TV
- culture eats itself, hyper-reality/simulation
Chemical Brothers - Do It Again
- subversion, bricolage
Michael Jackson - Thriller
- self-conscious, culture eats itself, metanarrative
Tyler, The Creator - Yonkers
- subversion, metanarrative, simulation, hierarchies of taste
Courtney Barnett - Pedestrian At Best
- subversion, hierarchies of taste, paradox
OK Go - Here It Goes Again
- bricolage, high concept
Kylie - Come Into My World
- simulation, metanarrative, hall-of-mirrors, bricolage
Nicki Minaj - Anaconda
- subversion, hierarchies of taste, bricolage, semiotics, hyper-reality
The Weeknd - Can't Feel My Face
- hyper-reality, hierarchies of taste, hybridity, persona
Justin Bieber - Where Are You Now
- hierarchies of taste, bricolage, culture eats itself
Faithless - Insomnia
- metanarrative, simulation, subversion
Miley Cyrus - Wrecking Ball
- subversion, semiotics, intertextuality, bricolage, hierarchies of taste, self-conscious, alienation, hyper-reality
Dresden Dolls - Coin-Operated Boy
- bricolage, hierarchies of taste, semiotics, subversive, metanarrative, simulation
Justice - D.A.N.C.E.
- simulation, bricolage, culture eats itself, hierarchies of taste, self-conscious, deconstruction
Nirvana - Heart Shaped Box
- subversion, truth is merely a concept, culture eats itself, alienation, hierarchies of taste, self conscious
Blink 182 - All The Small Things
- parody, bricolage, culture eats itself
Rage Against The Machine - Sleep Now In The Fire
- counter-propaganda, deconstruction, subversion, simulation
Postmodern comedy
Stewart Lee - Joe Pasquale joke
Demetri Martin - Flip Chart
Daniel Kitson - Maverick
The Colbert Report - Interviewed by Bill O'Reilly
Between Two Ferns - Zach Galifianakis (host), Barack Obama (guest)
Nina Conti - Ventriloquist Sketch
Flight of the Conchords - Hiphoppapotamus
The Office - David Brent's Dance
Monty Python - He's Not The Messiah
SNL Sketch - Poehler and Fey as Clinton and Palin
The Daily Show with Jessica Williams - The Hate Class of 2015
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