Historical Context
What were 2 conflicts of the Postmodern era?
Iraq War, Cold War, Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam War,
Who is the author of the book titled "To Kill a Mockingbird"?
Harper Lee
Who used the New Journalism technique?
John Hersey
When did late capitalism begin?
Around 1945
Who said "your gender identity [is] based on your actions"?
Judith Butler
What war ended as Postmodernism began?
World War 2
What is New Journalism?
Adapting story techniques that are mainly used in fiction and nonfiction writings.
What did Fredric Jameson study?
New developments of structuralism in continental philosophy
What are the 3 stages of capitalism?
1) Freely competitive capitalism
2)Imperialism
3)Late captilasim OR Advanced capitalism
What was used as a form of parody?
Metafiction
What sentiment was carried for a time during Postmodernism?
Anti-Communist
What was claimed as the finest piece of American journalism in the 20th century?
John Hersey's writing about the aftermath of the Hiroshima bomb dropping.
Who is a marxist political theorist?
Fredric Jameson
What is metafiction?
Writing about writing
What is the title of the passage you answered questions on?
The Mother of Gardens
What demographic had increased presence in the labor force?
Women
Who wrote The Society of Spectacle?
Guy Debord
When was the book that earned the Presidential Medal of Freedom created?
1960
What writing was called "empty"?
Pastiche
What era is before Post-modernism?
Modernism
What influential Campaign took place in the Postmodern era?
The Double V Campaign
Who studied the concept of gender?
Judith Butler
Who's name is repeated more than once in the notes?
Fredric Jameson
What is black humor?
Jokes on serious topics
What era of capitalism are we in now?
Late capitalism AKA "advanced" capitalism