postmodernism and hyper-reality

 postmodernism and hyper-reality 


 hyper-reality- beyond reality 


the luxor hotel, las vegas simulate being round the woeld in one plae

Instagram- what is reality, construction of beauty, but we are supposed to perceive this as reality  


signs, signifiers and signified

anytging can hace meaning

the thing that creates meaning 

rthe meaning that is created


posmodernism- jean Baudillard 

in postmodernism culture the biundaries between the 'real' world and the wolrd of the media have colla[psed and thta it is no longer possible to distinguish between what is reality and what is simulatio. in fact, it really doesnt matter which is which 

therefore, in postmodern age of simulacra, audience


-breakfast, the breakfast spread presenyed in humans by anita was niot realistic and creates an ideal setting but is contrucyed in american tv 


postmodernism

hyperreality- a representation of nothing. a representatiuon of something 


rejection of high culture

intertextuality- postmodern texts often roun (rick and morty/ simpsons) 

styke over substance

breaking rules- talking to audience like their there, involoving the audiemce 










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