Mr Williamson's Postmodern Scheme Of Work

1.     Film Run Lola Run –notes from  Power Point on Blog - characteristics:

     self reflexive, fractured narratives, no meta narratives, inter-textual     reference, like a game.

2.     Film Pulp Fiction – –notes from Power Point on Blog - repeat characteristics.

3.     Television  - Introduce “The Simpsons” Main Power Point 120-138.

Inter-textual reference Link with “Pulp Fiction”Episode’  “22 Short Films about Springfield” (Series 7 Episode 21), the whole episode is a loose parody of Tarantino’s “Pulp Fiction”. – link with Martha Stewart Show etc.

Main Power Point – 140-163.

Essay Why is this episode Post Modern? Main Power Point 164-177

4.     Television “The War You Don’t See” + BBC News War in Iraq introduce Baudrillard - –notes from Power Point on Blog on Baudrillard -  Main Power Point Baudrillard 27-49.

5.     Television Episode “Homer Badman” (Season 6 Episode9) of “The Simpsons” is postmodern. In this episode, Homer himself becomes the subject of the media spotlight when he is wrongfully accused of sexually harassing his babysitter - Main Power Point Baudrillard 27-49 + slide 50. + 273-306.

6.     Television  “Outfoxed” –  Main Power Point Baudrillard 27-49 (particularly 42-46).

7.     Television  Power of Meta Narratives – Main Power Point Lyotard 11-17 + 188-193. “Lisa the Iconoclast” (Series7 Episode16) highlights the distress caused to the local population when Jebediah Springfield is exposed as a fraud.

8.     Television Power of Meta Narratives Main Power Point Lyotard 11-17 + 194-206. “Lisa the Sceptic” (Series 9 Episode8), Lisa challenges Christianity by claiming a fossil is not an angel.

9.     Television Simpsons “She of Little Faith” Season 13 Episode 6 Disc 2. Main Power Point 210 – 218.

10. Film  “Inglorious Basterds” where history is re-written and Hitler, Goebbels, Borman and Goering are killed (all the rotten eggs in one basket). –notes from  Power Point on Blog. Main Power Point Jameson 20-26 and 326 -325.

11. Film In “Scott Pilgrim versus the World” the defeated ex lovers perish in the same way enemies are eliminated in computer games. –notes from  Power Point on Blog – Main Power Point 53-59 + 60-119

12. Television  Simpsons Self Reflexivity / Pastiche – Main Power Point 236 -241.

13. Television Charlie Brooker - “Big Brother”, “The Only way is Essex” and “Geordie Shore” – Foucault – Panopticon

14.                Simpsons Revision Main Power Point 317-323.

a.  Essays – all four must be completed.

15. Explain why the idea of postmodern media might be considered controversial.

16.                Explain how certain types of media can be considered postmodern.

17.                Postmodern media blur the boundary between reality and representation. Discuss this idea with ref to text you have studied.

18.                Discuss why some people are not convinced by the idea of postmodern media.