g325 section b (pomo)

1. A2 G325 (section b) Past paper exam questions NAME: ____________________
DATE EXAM QUESTION #
Jan 10 What is meant by ‘postmodern media’?
Explain why the idea of ‘postmodern media’ might be considered controversial.
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2
June
10
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.
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4
Jan 11 Explain why certain kinds of media can be defined as postmodern.
Discuss why some people are not convinced by the idea of postmodern media.
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June
11
How do postmodern media differ from other media?
How far do you accept the idea of postmodernism?
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8
Jan 12 “Postmodern media manipulate time and space.” To what extend does this definition apply to texts you have studied?
Define postmodern media with examples.
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10
June
12
Assess the arguments for and against postmodernism, in relation to media examples.
“Postmodern media break the rules of representation.” Discuss.
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12
Jan 13 “All contemporary media is postmodern.” Discuss this statement in relation to examples you have studied.
Evaluate theories of postmodernism in relation to media.
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14
June
13
Provide your definition of postmodern media and support it with examples.
To what extent do postmodern media challenge the relationship between text and audience?
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June
14
What makes a media text postmodern? Explain, with examples.
Explain the most important theories of postmodernism and apply them to the media texts you have studied.
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June
15
What difference does postmodernism make to our media experiences?
‘Postmodern media challenge the conventions of representation’. Discuss with reference to texts you have studied.
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2. Place the exam questions in different categories. Below, write key words/phrases that stand out in the question.
1 Category name/key words:
Definitions of pomo
2 Category name/key words:
Debates of pomo / audience
3 Category name/key words:
Issue of representation
4 Category name/key
words:
Comparison to other
media
5 Category name/key
words:
Manipulation of time/space
Question(s):
What ismeantby ‘postmodern
media’?
Why are some mediaproducts
describedas‘postmodern’?
Define postmodernmediawith
examples.
Provide yourdefinitionof
postmodernmediaandsupport
it withexamples.
What makesa mediatext
postmodern?Explain,with
examples.
Explainthe mostimportant
theoriesof postmodernismand
applythemto the mediatexts
youhave studied.
Explainwhycertainkindsof
mediacan be definedas
postmodern.****
Question(s):
Explain why the idea of
‘postmodern media’ might be
considered controversial.
Discuss why some people are
not convinced by the idea of
postmodern media.
Assess the arguments for and
against postmodernism, in
relation to media examples.
How far do you accept the
idea of postmodernism?
To what extent do
postmodern media challenge
the relationship between text
and audience?
Question(s):
“Postmodern media blur the
boundary between reality and
representation”. Discuss this
idea with reference to media
texts you have studied.
“Postmodern media break the
rules of representation.”
Discuss.
Question(s):
How do postmodern
media differ from other
media?
Explain why certain kinds
of media can be defined as
postmodern.****
Question(s):
“Postmodern media
manipulate time and
space.” To what extend
does this definition apply to
texts you have studied?