Post modernism in pop culture and The Simpsons

Type :

Term papers

Pages :

5 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

07/13/2009

Category :

Arts & media

Sub category :

Journalism

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Summary :

Introduction
The emergence of a new sensibility
Lawrence Alloway's view on post
Angela McRobbie's view
Frederic James's view
Trend of the pastiche
The Simpsons as post modern
Conclusion
Works cited

Abstract

Attempts to define post-modernism can come in many different forms as different people have different ideas as to what exactly the term means. This being said, most people who take part in the debate over modernism and postmodernism share a consensus that postmodernism might be many things, but it certainly is linked with the growth of popular culture in the late twentieth century in the West. In other words, postmodernism can be seen as a new historical moment, a new sensibility, or a new cultural style, but popular culture can be referenced as the site on which these changes can be most easily found. Postmodernism is a perspective which tends to reject many of the accepted values of modernism. It involves a reinterpretation of gender roles and the differenced traditionally applied to them. It takes a more global perspective in its view of ethnic and national distinctions, and rejects stereotypes of all kinds. At the same time, it embraces the notion of nostalgia in art (film, television, advertising) and uses multiple referencing (among other strategies) to communicate on a variety of symbolic levels.

This essay will research the nature of postmodernism and apply it to a body of film, television, or advertising material. It should the focus on a single example and analyze it as typical of postmodern artistic form. From this essay it will be clear that postmodernism represents a blurring of the boundaries between levels of culture, and The simpsons is a typical example of postmodernist artistic form.