Postmodernism & Deutschland 83
Media Magazine 73 has a feature exploring Deutschland 83 as a postmodern media product. Read ‘Deutschland 83 - A Postmodern Reimagining of the Past’ in MM73 (p18). You'll find our Media Magazine archive here - remember you'll need your Greenford Google login to access. Answer the following questions: 1) What were the classic media representations of the Cold War? good vs evil / west vs east 2) Why does Deutschland 83 provide a particularly good example for postmodern analysis? Because it uses bricolage, pastiche and hyper reality like when they use archive footage or the president on the tv 3) Pick out some of the aspects of the opening of episode 1 and explain why they are significant. Hyper reality - archive footage, tv screen, historical deafness, set in real place 4) How does the party scene at Martin's mum's house subvert stereotypes of East Germany in the Cold War? They don’t seem very unhappy but are enjoying their party 5) Wh...
