Exam Prep

Most examination questions contain the following components:

Subject matter or topic. What, in the most general terms, is the question about?

Aspect or focus. This is the angle or point of view on the subject matter. What aspect of the subject matter is the question about?

Instruction.This refers to the instruction word or phrase. These instructions tell the student exactly what to do.

Postmodern Media

What is meant by ‘postmodern media’?
topic: Postmodern
Aspect: Postmodern Media
Instruction: Define
Media texts i would use:
Kanye West song Golddigga//copied from I got a Woman by Ray Charles,copied from It Must be Jesus by The Southern Tones.
Apocalypse Now// the music Ride of the Valkyries to criticise US foreign policy.



Why are some media products described as ‘postmodern’?
topic: Postmodern
Aspect: Postmodern Media
Instruction: Explain
Media texts i would use:
Scott Pilgrim // Comic like/game/playstation
Everything is a remix
Inception // hyper reality
Inglourious Basterds





Explain how certain kinds of media can be defined as postmodern.
topic: Postmodern
Aspect: Postmodern Media
Instruction: Explain
Media texts i would use:
Scott Pilgrim // Comic like/game/playstationEverything is a remix
Inception // hyper reality
Hobo with a shotgun // pardy based on a bad trailer, with bad acting.
Jameson




Explain why the idea of ‘postmodern media’ might be considered controversial.
topic: Postmodern
Aspect: controversial.
Instruction: Explain
Media texts i would use:
Hobo with a shotgun // pardy based on a bad trailer, with bad acting.
JamesonInglourious Basterds




“Postmodern media blur the boundary between reality and representation.” Discuss this idea with reference to media texts that you have studied.
topic: Postmodern
Aspect: media texts
Instruction: Explain
Media texts i would use:
Scott Pilgrim // Comic like/game/playstation
Everything is a remix
Inception // hyper reality





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

topic: Postmodern
Aspect: postmodern media
Instruction: Explain
Media texts i would use:
Scott Pilgrim // Comic like/game/playstationEverything is a remix
Inception // hyper reality
Ted
Inglourious Basterds