Postmodern Lecture 1 - Word Definitions

• High Modernism: A form of modernity, identified by unfaltering confidence in science and technology to redefine traditions of the social and natural world.
• Capitalism: Political systems that engage in trades.
• Superabundance: Tons of plenty - almost too much. E.g. Too much of the internet.
• Disconnected: Not engaging with.
• Schizoid: Inconsistent and contradictory elements.
• Pop: Popular culture.
• Fragmentary: Something broken up into pieces and reassembled
• Eclectic nostalgia: Wide ranging nostalgia - misses culture not so much the past.
• Superficiality: The exterior/surface.
• Simulacra: When a sign loses it's relation to reality.
• Flippant: Not showing a serious or respectful attitude.
• Fabulation: To tell invented stories.
• Pastiche: Imitation.
• Bricolage: Creating something from a diverse range of things.
• Aleatory: Elements of random choice in a production
• Depthless: Never ending.
• Skeptical: Not taken at face value - makes you question.
• Ambiguous: Open to several interpretations.
• Innovative: New methods - advancing ideas.
• Obfuscation: Unclear - hard to understand.