What is Postmodernism?
Well, I'm not an expert.....yet. It is something I am looking forward to learning and understanding more about throughout this semester. I am nervous that I am never going to be able to look at media and my surroundings the same anymore, yet I am glad that I will hopefully have an intellectual grasp on what all of this really means.
It is interesting that there is no literal period of time in which postmodernism began. One of my favorite quotes from class is that it is "an aura, not an era." It is a feeling, something that we can't quite define. All of the events that Notorious Dr. Rog provided such as the Holocaust concept, global warming, bird flu, and 9/11 could all be huge components in the creation of the postmodern aura.
For my generation, I do agree that 9/11 would be the most influencing factor. "The end or the beginning of something new." Postmodernity. A time in which "the technology and aesthetic of speed" is taking over and media is controlling our daily lives. Our world now-a-days is obssessed with speed, we no longer have the patience to deal with slow computers or bad cell phone reception. We need FAST communication or were lost. We need the TV to tell us what's going on in the world, what we should wear, and how we should act. Where is this going to take us in the future?
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