PPT-Modernism

18901945 Modernism An early twentiethcentury movement in the arts responding to the fragmented world created by mass society and industrialism Characteristics A new objectivity or impersonality in which a work is built from images and allusions not direct statements of thoughts and feelings. Judeo-Christian beliefs = apathy or contempt?. Opt for believing in things that seem incoherent or bizarre?. Popular . culture . nurtures aberrant beliefs or misinformed beliefs. My general approach. Background. 1901-1910 – Edward VII. 1902 – End of The Anglo-Boer War. 1910-1936 – George V. 1914-1918 – First World War. 1916 – Dublin, . Easter Rising. 1917 – Revolution in Russia. 1918 – Vote for Women over 30 years of age in G.B.. Reading Contemporary Fiction. Lecture Week Seven. Structure of the lecture. Realism, a brief recap.. Modernism. Modernist . Fiction. Post-Structuralism and Post-Modernism. A Post-Modern text: 500 Days of Summer. Original publication date- 1925. Prior knowledge?. Gatsby Intro- Context. Post war. Pre-Crash. Prohibition. Old Money vs. New Money. American Dream. Gatsby Intro- Modernism. The term modernism refers to the radical shift in aesthetic and cultural sensibilities evident in the art and literature of the post-World War One period. . The term was applied to a whole host of movements, many in art, music, and literature, that reacted against modernism, and are typically marked by revival of traditional elements and techniques.. Literature of this period reflects the social activism and social change characteristic of the times. In the latter half of this period, the influence of the digital age is reflected in new and emerging forms of writing and literacy.. The . Lost. Generation. -Isms. Romanticism, Dark Romanticism, Transcendentalism. (Louisiana Purchase, figuring out the role of government, industrialization vs. nature). Realism. (Reaction to the Civil War, push to make literature relatable). Movements in Literature and Art. Modernism in Literature. Post WWI, pre WWII. Nontraditional syntax and forms. Accessible to everyone, not just academics. Pessimistic picture of a culture in chaos. Question moral and philosophical meanings. 1900-1950. What is Modernism?. An international period or movement in European and American art, literature, and culture.. Began in the early 1900s right before WWI (1914-1918).. Ends a little after WWII (1939-1945).. APPROACHING MODERNISM wars, Prosperity, & Depression. Modernism. Recognized not only in literature, but also. a. rchitecture. p. hilosophy. p. sychology. a. nthropology. painting. m. usic. sculpture. t. he sciences. A Movement of Cultural Crisis. Dubliners. : James Joyce . Shahd. . Alshammari. , AOU, Spring Semester 2013/14. Intro to Part One. The short story as ‘the child of the century’ Elizabeth Brown. . The concept of literary period- historical, cultural, artistic. . Rajesh Kevin Sanjay. “Modernism is not a precise label but instead a way of referring to the efforts of many individuals across the arts who tried to move away from established modes of representations”. Modernism 1 Modernism….. An international artistic movement Architecture, arts and crafts, film and literature Began in the latter part of the 19 th century Came to an end(?) in the middle of the twentieth century Questions to consider . Define the word “modern” in your own words:. What does the word modern mean to you? . What are its associations?. Is it a positive or negative term? Why?. Definition. Modernism is a literary and cultural international movement which flourished in the first decades of the 20th century. It reflects a sense of cultural crisis which was both exciting and disquieting, in that it opened up a whole new vista of human possibilities at the same time as putting into question any previously accepted means of grounding and evaluating new ideas. Modernism is marked by experimentation, particularly manipulation of form, and by the realization that knowledge is not absolute..