Saturday, 23 October 2010

WEEK 4 POST MODERNISM

Post modernism was discussed in the fourth week. I understand that Modernity leads to changes and completely different segments which are very important but different in meaning. Also they are things we make up, believing they are real and fighting for them to be real.

Post modernism is a scientific study in order to explain reality. Reality is not only by human understanding but they are constructed in order to understand or explain reality. It is also the flexible way of changing truth.

Also other words were made reference to like:
Imitation - It is neither positive or negative, it is just what someone does.
Pastiche- Mocking someone or something, not the original story but a third party.
Pastiche- It borrows from many different places and not understanding the original story. Also it is putting together different stories to create another story.

Lastly, Rowland Barthe stated that there are fours ways in valuing things in our culture:
Functional value- Instrumental purpose
Exchange- economic value
Symbolic value- this is the value a subject gives to an object
Sign value- value within a system of objects (no functional value)

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