POSTMODERNISM AND DEUTSCHLND 83
Media Magazine - A Postmodern Re-imagining of the Past 1) What were the classic media representations of the Cold War? - Representations often fit a stereotypical binary "good vs evil". 2) Why does Deutschland 83 provide a particularly good example for postmodern analysis? - The communist East is presented as grey and stark with no billboards, culture or entertainment, whereas the capitalist West is a world of department stores, restaurants and cars. 3) Pick out some of the aspects of the opening of episode 1 and explain why they are significant. - A woman is listening to US president Ronald Reagan talks "Evil Empire" speech on television set. This intertextual footage with it's message to "pray" for those who live in "totalitarian darkness" creates ambiguity. 4) How does the party scene at Martin's mum's house subvert stereotypes of East Germany in the Cold War? - they are enjoying themselves in the east side despite the west bein...