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Chief Examiners Comments on Post-Modernism and how to prepare

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Are you able to define what Post-Modernism is style & culture, philosophy, this era in history?
Are you able to formulate an argument & be critical of postmodernism?

Are you able to explain why we are in Post-Modern times - Media Saturation, Consumerism, Globalisation?
Are you able to discuss why Post-Modernism is POST(after)-Modern or POST (rejection of)-Modern?
Are you able to discuss how they differ in terms of Modernist Concepts like Narrative, Genre, Representation?
Are you able to contrast examples of postmodern symptoms from at least 2 recent media forms (see below)

new forms of representation,
post-modern cinema,
reality TV,
music video,
advertising,
post-modern audience theories,
aspects of globalisation,
parody and pastiche in media texts or a range of other applications of post-modern media theory

Are you able to discuss Jameson Cultural Recycling, Parody, Pastiche, Intertextuality? 
Are you able to discuss Lyotards cynicism of meta-narratives & truth?
Are you able to discuss Baudrillard Simulacra & Hyper-Reality (Artificial, copy of copy, style over substance?)
Are you able to discuss Derridas Deconstruction - Meaning is influenced by our culture

Are you able to discuss  how post-modern media texts challenge traditional text-reader relations (Post-Modern Audiences as active consumers/prosumers)
Are you able to discuss the Music Industry as an example of how post-modern has effected the relationship between audiences & institutions?