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TV: Postmodernism and Deutschland 83

  Postmodernism & Deutschland 83: blog task Go to our Media Factsheet archive on the Media Shared drive and open Factsheet #54: Introduction to Postmodernism.  Our Media Factsheet archive is on the Media Shared drive: M:\Resources\A Level\Media Factsheets. If you need to access this from home  you can find our factsheet archive here  (you'll need to use your Greenford login). 1) Read the section on Strinati's five ways to define postmodernity. What examples are provided of the breakdown of the distinction between culture and society (media-isation)? 1. The breakdown of the distinction between culture and society – (mediaization). 2. An emphasis on style at the expense of substance and content. 3. The breakdown of the distinction between high culture (art) and popular culture. 4.  Confusion over time and space. 5.  The decline of meta-narratives. 2) What is Fredric Jameson's idea of 'historical deafness'? How can the idea of 'historical deafness' be appli