An activity that changed my mind was when we talked about postmodernism during class. When we first started going over the chart I had no idea what Mr. Allen meant by Modernism and Postmodernism. I never really understood either of those concepts.
One of the descriptions on the chart of Postmodernism states,"you cannot express or grasp the 'whole'(Allen)." Before this activity I thought postmodernism was about things that happen after the present. I thought it was the theory of things that are predicted to happen. I also thought modernism just meant new. I never really thought twice about it.
I was way off. Modernism is a period that actually ended in 1945. I never would have known that. When I think of modernism I think of houses that have a lot of windows or something like that. Lets just say I was clueless. Postmodernism is the concept that I really had a change in view point about. The first day we were going over this chart Mr. Allen showed us a video that really got me to understand this concept a little bit more.
Mr. Allen showed us a clip from the movie The Devil Wears Prada. I have seen this movie many times before, but I never caught the reference to postmodernism. The clip he showed us was when the mean boss was telling the naive secretary how the sweater she was wearing was actually chosen for her. This is when it hit me. We actually live in a world where our decisions are not one hundred percent our decisions. We live in a place where other people chose things for us. Society makes that decision. We see what is popular and that is what we choose. There are advertisements everywhere we go, even the internet. These advertisements influence our decisions.
Although I may not comprehend this concept fully yet, I undertand it a lot more. We live in a life of advertisements and things chosen for us.
I thought Kimmy did a really good job explaining her though process and what was going on while we were learning about Modernism and Post-Modernism. She was really honest about what she learned and what she thought before we learned more about the two topics. I think it's also interesting how she has seen "Devil Wears Prada" so many times and now that she has learned more about Post-Modernism ideas she is able to identify them and apply them to other things.
ReplyDeleteHey Kimmy! When I started the reading I was seeing more and more connection to my experience. Just like how you felt, I did not have much of an idea about modernism and postmodernism. However, it changed completely. I agree with how commercials and movies that we saw as the examples in class truly gave us more clear view of the ideas. I really liked how you sum up all the things that you learned at the end neatly. Nice job!
ReplyDeleteKimmy, I completely agree to what you are saying. Before I took the class, I had no idea what Postmodernism and modernism meant. I did not know what does concepts were. By learning about these concepts I was able to incorporate it in my daily life. I had no idea Postmodernism and Modernism was everywhere. The movie Devils Wear Prada is just a small example of how these ideas are incorporated everywhere. If you just take the time to look and learn these concepts it will help you understand and appreciate the beauties in life.
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