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Popular Culture
&
Literature
Session 2
Contemporary Arts/ Culture/ Literature
v/s
Popular Arts/ Culture/ Literature
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Popular Culture & Literature
Youth
Culture
AffordabilityAccessibility Celebrity
Culture
Contemporary
Popular
Contemporary
Popular
Pop Culture Postmodernism
Postmodernism
• Intellectual/ Artistic/ Literary Movement
• 1950s (late 20th century)
• v/s Post-war syndrome of Modernism
• Playful, childlike, magical, mystical, surreal
• Simplified, non-elite art & literature
• Humour, irony, sarcasm, satire
• Allegory, fantasy, medievalist
• Scepticism, rejection of institutional control
• Inspiration from the past (intertextuality)
• Imagination over Reason, science-fiction
Postmodernism
Absurdist
Theatre
Cubist
Painting
Abstract
Sculpture Minimalist
Music
Postmodern
Popular
Postmodern
Popular
(MASS) POPULAR
MEDIA CULTURE
Digital/
Information
Technology
• Bluetooth
• Blogging
• Reality shows
• YouTube (viral videos)
• Podcasting
• Search Engines
• E-books
• Digital library
• Smartphones
• Digital Imaging
• Digital Photography
• Digital Animation in 2D/ 3D
• Digital Music
• Wi-Fi
• Printing technology
• Cable/ Satellite technology
• Gaming Technology
• Online Press
• 4D Cinema
• Blu ray
• Home Cinema
• Air traffic
• Photoshop
• 3D Printing
• P2P
MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY
MEDIA &
TECHNOLOGY
Advertising
Ease of use
Visibility
Freedom of
speech
Curiosity
THE END