- Historical (as an era – 'after' Modernism or 'against modernism', end of history/progress, cynical, what caused it, when is it?)
- Aesthetic (what it looks like, style over substance, retro, nostalgia)
- Philosophy (what it thinks like – grand/meta narratives, hyper-reality, simulated)
STYLE
Hybridity - can take various forms across most media. Means its from more than one source, mixing and sampling of different kinds and levels. Hybrid (hierarchies of taste) distinctions between high culture and popular culture. Post Modernism 'raid image bank' is available through digital technology.
Bricolage- "Jumble" - Used to refer to the process of adaption where aspects of one style are given different meanings when mixed with stylistic features.
Simulacra- Jean Baudrillard. Blur of real in film, tv and magazines e.g. increasing CGI in films and scripted documentary in TOWIE.
Wolverine
Shows simulacra through increasing CGI. Popular Culture.
The Matrix
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