Post modernism

• What is a key term associated with post-modernism?

  Metanarrative
• Who is associated with the concept of Hyperreality?

  Jean Baudrillard
• What does Baudrillard mean by Hyperreality?

  Media images replace actual reality
• How does post-modernism view truth claims?

  They are affected by perspective
• What is the difference between modern and post-modern thought regarding evidence?

  Post-modernism sees evidence as context-dependent
• What are the characteristics of post-modernism?

  • Distrust toward ideologies and grand narratives
  • Claims to knowledge are socially constructed
  • Moral relativism: no objective good or bad
  • Self-referencing tendencies
• What period does modernism refer to?

  1930s to 1945
• What is a characteristic of modernist thinkers?

  They learn from past experiences
• How do post-modern thinkers view media texts?

  As biased and unreliable reflections
• What are the sensory characteristics of oranges in post-modernism?

  • Visual: yellow, white, small bubbles
  • Scent: strong, sweet, sour
  • Feel: squishy, hard, wet, sticky
  • Taste: tangy, zesty, bitter, natural
• What does the term 'simulacra' refer to in post-modernism?

  Reproductions that replace reality
• How does hyperreality affect consumer preferences?

  People prefer artificial products over real ones
• What is the relationship between media culture and hyperreality?

  Media culture creates a simulated reality
• What is an example of a processed product mentioned in the study material?

  Chocolate orange
• What causes simulacra in post-modernism?

  • Media culture
  • Modern economics
  • Globalization
  • Urbanization
  • Language
• What does Baudrillard suggest about the Gulf War?

  It was a media spectacle, not a real war
• How does the concept of free-floating signifiers relate to post-modernism?

  They lack connection to their meanings
• What is the significance of the color red in semiotics?

  It has different meanings in different cultures
• What does the term 'self-referencing' imply in post-modernism?

  Knowledge is based on its own context
• How do modern and post-modern approaches differ in their analysis?

  Modern is objective; post-modern is subjective
• What is the term for the belief that all truth claims are affected by perspective?

  Post-modernism
• What does the term 'latent content' refer to?

  Underlying meaning not immediately visible
• What is the significance of the term 'Bud' in the study material?

  It is a key term in post-modernism
• What does 'Bomdilered' refer to in the context of post-modernism?

  It is a key term in post-modernism
• What does 'Sheeme Lam' signify in post-modernism?

  It is a key term in post-modernism
• What does 'diet' refer to in the context of post-modernism?

  It is a key term in post-modernism
• What does 'Oranges & Post-modernism' imply?

  It explores consumer preferences in hyperreality