Murphy, 1/15

The first experience I had with learning about Postmodernism was in my Visual Art History class. I think there are some parallels that I will be able to draw throughout the semester between that class and this one. When we were learning about cultural revolutions related to postmodernism, more specifically how we forecast whats next after seeing and experiencing what has happened in the past the first thing that came to mind was the movie Revolutionary Road. Not only does the title contain the word being used in this lesson, but the universal idea of the 1950's family fitting into a specific mold is carried out in this film. The "radical shift" we heard about in class will forever be an interesting subject to learn about, because it lead to where we are in today's society.
Another topic that stood out to me in this lecture was the idea that "We're not creating anything new anymore, we're just re-creating." There are infininte possibilities in business and entertainment, but our culture, as well as others, seem to have the desire to reinvent past ideas. The more important and bizarre factor is that the consumers see these reinvented products and ideas and still buy them. When a person turns on the television they can find three similar shows on different networks being aired at the same time. In some cases one network, such as MTV, will have one show after the other that have the same plot line and characters. The lack of individuality builds on the point that television is mindless.
The overall concept of defining postmodernism and what it means to our culture and society will be a challenging task throughout this course. The first lecture was interesting and left me wanting to know more and understand the idea better.