PPT-POSTMODERNISM Postmodernist Communication Theories

Introduction to Communication Theory Comm 151001 M R 4750 PM Prof Matt Rolph A buzzword but what does it mean Postatomic uncertainty One conventional explanation of postmodernism suggests that it arose in response to the discovery of the devastating power of the atomic bomb and the uncertainty about authority thereby created. Against Modernism . “Postmodernism” in the 1950’s and 1960’s began as a revolt against “Modernism” . “Modernism” was characterised by a deep suspicion of the popular which it considered “conventional” and “bourgeois”. Postmodernism. The Postmodern era started in the 1950’s. Writers attempt to blend literary styles. There is a break from traditional forms of writing. Significant Writers. Do you recognise these books?. ENGG 630. Prof. Evelyn Lugo. February 23, 2009. Postmodernism Theory. Objectives:. Define the concept postmodernism.. Establish the time frame of this movement.. Learn about the movement in different areas (architecture, arts, music and literature). A Handbook of Critical Approaches to Literature. I. Defining Cultural Studies. “Culture” is hard to define and so is “cultural studies”. It is not so much a discrete approach as a set of practices influenced by many fields. Mr. . DeZilva. Grade 11 Philosophy. Thursday, April 17. th. , 2013.. Postmodernism in Art. Erased de . Kooning. Drawing. , 1953. . Robert Rauschenberg . took a drawing by Willem de . Kooning. and erased it.. Hunting Snipes and attempting to find a definition for postmodernity. “Postmodernism is among other things a sick joke at the expense of revolutionary avant-gardism.”. -Terry Eagleton. Postmodern literature is intrinsically difficult to define. It is a combination of many movements starting around the end of WWII and extending up to the present, but a timeline is little help, due to the fragmented and disjointed nature of postmodernism.. what can we do?;. where do we go from here?. Reflections on public rhetoric. Warning! This Presentation Contains:. Postmodernism. Unsupported Claims. My Opinion. Balanced Critique. Calls for Sensitivity. www.educationforum.co.uk. . Owes much to . Weberianism. .. Feminism identifies more than just economic inequality – . Weberian. ideas like status (men and women) and party (old boys networks), also very important. JC Clapp, North . Seattle College. Modernism. Modernism (about 1885-1945 or so) was interested in . the new . master narratives and that would provided truth and unity. Social, political, cultural progress was seen as inevitable and important (no stopping progress!). Cultural unity and hierarchies of values of class supported the divide between “low” and “high” art/culture. There was a clear understanding of human’s place in the world (at the top). . Introduction . - The 21. st. Century, especially the _______, is influenced by Postmodernism. . - Postmodernism influences much of what we see in ________, ___________, and ___________. . - Postmodernism is undergirded by ______________. . Introduction . - The 21. st. Century, especially the . _______, . is influenced by Postmodernism. . - Postmodernism influences much of what we see in . ________, ___________, . and . ___________. . - Postmodernism is undergirded by . Dewayne E Perry. ARiSE. , ECE, UT Austin. perry@ece.utexas.edu. Theories D & E. I begin with two simple theories:. A theory about design – D. A theory about empirical evaluation – E. And a theory about how to model theories. twdimensional metatheoretical plane proposed selected recreation communication theories are located it and functional are made among eight disparate theories Communication theories have miscommunicati English Literature. OBIETTIVI E RISULTATI DI APPRENDIMENTO ATTESI. Sullo sfondo dei principali eventi storici del Novecento, lo studente dovrà saper riconoscere i principali lineamenti delle estetiche modernista e postmodernista nel campo delle arti in generale e nel campo narrativo in particolare. Particolare attenzione verrà dedicata al passaggio da una dominante epistemologica (modernista) a una dominante ontologica (post-modernista). Dopo aver dimostrato di saper riconoscere le linee di continuità e le fratture tra le due estetiche oggetto del programma, lo studente dovrà dimostrare di saper analizzare le opere, prese in esame durante il corso, dei seguenti autori: E. M. Forster, Joseph Conrad, Virginia Woolf, .