The document lists past paper questions about postmodern media from January 2010 to June 2012. The questions examine what postmodern media is, why it may be considered controversial, how it differs from other media, how it blurs reality and representation, and examples of how it manipulates time and space.
2. Jan 2010
• What is meant by ‘postmodern media’?
• Explain why the idea of ‘postmodern media’
might be considered controversial.
3. June 2010
• Why are some media products described as
‘postmodern’?
• “Postmodern media blur the boundary
between reality and representation”. Discuss
this idea with reference to media texts you
have studied.
4. Jan 2011
• Explain why certain kinds of media can be
defined as postmodern.
• Discuss why some people are not convinced
by the idea of postmodern media.
5. June 2011
• How do postmodern media differ from other
media?
• How far do you accept the idea of
postmodernism?
6. Jan 2012
• “Postmodern media manipulate time and
space.” To what extend does this definition
apply to texts you have studied?
• Define postmodern media with examples.
