POSTMODERNISM IN MUSIC VIDEO

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Postmodernism


1) How does the article define postmodernism in the first page of the article?

- Postmodernism takes this concept of questioning traditional structures, representations and expectations and pushes things a step further.


2) What did media theorist and Semiotician Roland Barthes suggest in his essay 'The Death of the Author'?

- In it, he challenged tradition when he said that a writer’s opinions, intentions or interpretation of their own work are no more valid than anyone else’s.

3) What is metatextuality?

- Metatextuality is where a text draws attention to the fact that it is a text.

4) What is the repeated phrase on the cartoon on postmodernism on page 28?

-postmodernism is a cultural movement that distrusts all establsihed philosophies.

5) How does postmodernism link to media representations and reality?

- hyperreality as the distinction between media and reality has blurred in recent years as we spend more time online.




Music video CSPs and postmodernism

1) How does the music video for Ghost Town incorporate elements of postmodernism?

- there are elements of intertextuality.

2) What film genres are alluded to in the music video for Ghost Town? Which scenes in particular created these links?

- Noir, social realist

3) How does Old Town Road use postmodern elements in its music video?

- Bricolage: country and rap

4) How does the Old Town Road music video reflect technological convergence and modern digital culture?  

- It shows digital culture as there is a feature where they use TikTok.

5) What do YOU think Lil Nas X was trying to say about reality and American culture in the music video for Old Town Road?

- Everyone can get along in peace and we all have a place in society.



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