This document outlines the steps for a homework assignment on analyzing reality television shows like Big Brother or social media platforms like Facebook from a postmodern perspective. Students are asked to: 1) Explain how their case study demonstrates postmodern features like non-linear narratives and simulation; 2) Compare their case study to traditional media forms; 3) Discuss how it challenges traditional relationships between texts and audiences; 4) Analyze how it enables audiences to behave differently than in the past; 5) Consider how it impacts representation; and 6) Identify arguments for and against their case study in terms of impacts and implications.

1. POMO TASK 2 (HOMEWORK – Due Tues Feb23) Name: _____________________
Case study: (circle one) BIG BROTHER or FACEBOOK
STEP ONE: Explainhow your case study is postmodernby fillingout relevantboxes.
FEATURES x √ COMMENTS
Nothing new/nothing original
Non-linear narratives
Self-reflexivity
Artificialness & Non realism
Dystopian narratives (& pessimism)
-Flattening of effect
Hyperreality & Simulation
Voyeurism & panopticanisation
Nostalgia
Intertextuality
-Pastiche
-Parody
-Homage (if you can)
Hybridisation
-Bricolage
High/lowart hybrids

2. STEP TWO: Explain how your case study compares to traditional media
*(Big brother– howdoesit compareto very old TV showsbeforereality TV existed?)
*(Facebook –howdoesit compareto the internet when it first came out(beforesocialmedia) and how doesit
compareto original social media sites such asMyspaceand/ortheoriginalversionsof facebook)
STEP THREE: Explainhow your case study challengestraditional text/readerrelations.
*(considerhowthe audienceinteracted withtraditionalmedia long ago beforeyourcase study,how doesyourcase
study changethisrelation/interaction?)
STEP FOUR: Explain how your case study enablesthe audience to behave differentlythanbefore.What isthe
impact on the audience/society?
*you could considerhowaudienceshavechanged allthe way backfrommodernism

3. STEP FIVE: Explain how your case study challenges the concept ofrepresentation
*you could considerhowpeople/places/objectsarerepresented and how thishaschanged overtime
STEP SIX: What are the arguments for and against thiscase study
*Considerpositives/negativesoradvantages/disadvantages.Considertheimpacton rangeof audiences
Pos/advantages Neg/disadvantages
What aboutthe impacton the future andfuture audiences/society?