Post-Modernism Exam Question Decoding

Q1 - "What is meant by postmodern media?"

Topic - Post Modernism

Aspect - Post Modern media (e.g. film, music, TV)

Instruction - Explain and Define


Q2 - "Explain how certain kinds of media can be defined as postmodern."
Topic - Post Modernism

Aspect - Post Modern media (e.g. film, music, TV)

Instruction - Explain and Define


Q3 - Explain why the idea of ‘postmodern media’ might be considered controversial.


Topic - Post Modernism

Aspect - Post Modern media (e.g. film, music, TV)

Instruction - Explain and Define

Viewpoint - Controversy surrounding PoMo. (Jameson, Kirby Ferguson)

Q4 - “Postmodern media blur the boundary between reality and representation.” Discuss this idea with reference to media texts that you have studied.

Topic - Post Modernism

Aspect - Post Modern media (e.g. film, music, TV)

Instruction - Explain and Define

Viewpoint - PoMo is bad as it blurs our view on reality

Q5 - Discuss why some people are not convinced by the idea of postmodern media.

Topic - Post Modernism

Aspect - Post Modern media (e.g. film, music, TV)

Instruction - Explain and Define

Viewpoint - Negative, dont believe in PoMo