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The Politics of Postmodernism
01 Jan 1989-
TL;DR: In this article, the postmodernist representation is de-naturalized the natural, Photographic discourse, Telling Stories: fiction and history, Re-presenting the past: 'total history' de-totalized, Knowing the past in the present, The archive as text.
Abstract: General editor's preface. Acknowledgements. 1. Representing the postmodern: What is postmodernism? Representation and its politics, Whose postmodernism? Postmodernity, postmodernism, and modernism. 2. Postmodernist representation: De-naturalizing the natural, Photographic discourse, Telling Stories: fiction and history. 3. Re-presenting the past: 'Total history' de-totalized, Knowing the past in the present, The archive as text. 4. The politics of parody: Parodic postmodern representation, Double-coded politics, Postmodern film? 5. Text/image border tensions: The paradoxes of photography, The ideological arena of photo-graphy, The politics of address 6. Postmodernism and feminisms: Politicizing desire, Feminist postmodernist parody, The private and the public. Concluding note: some directed reading. Bibliography. Index.
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Dissertation•
01 Mar 2012
TL;DR: In this article, a critical analysis of the relationship between form and function in contemporary iconography that contains religious themes is presented, and two divergent methods through which religiously-inspirediconography can be employed in the construction of visual texts.
Abstract: ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis comprises a critical analysis of the relationship between form and function in
contemporary iconography that contains religious themes. From the theoretical stance of Visual
Culture iconography can be defined as ‘context-specific visual language’. I suggest that meaning is
created not only through material usage but also through the hermeneutic content of images. By
means of a comparison between an example of what I deem literal iconography and another of
figurative iconography, I explore two divergent methods through which religiously-inspired
iconography can be employed in the construction of visual texts. The two examples comprise of
the evangelical poster Die Smal en Bree Weg (The Broad and Narrow Way) and Willem Boshoff’s
Bread-and-Pebble Road Map (2004).%%%%AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie skripsie omvat ‘n kritiese analise van die verhouding tussen die aard en die funksionering
van kontemporere ikonografie wat religieuse temas bevat. Vanuit die teoretiese hoek van Visuele
Kultuur kan ikonografie gedefinieer word as ‘konteks-spesifieke visuele taal’. Ek stel voor dat
betekenis nie alleen gegenereer word deur die materiele gebruik van beeldmateriaal nie, maar ook
deur die hermeneutiese inhoud daarvan. Deur ‘n vergelykende analise tussen ‘n voorbeeld van wat
ek as letterlike ikonografie beskou en ‘n voorbeeld van figuurlike ikonografie, ondersoek ek twee
uiteenlopende metodes waardeur religieus-geinspireerde ikonografie werksaam kan wees in die
konstruksie van visuele tekste. Die twee voorbeelde bestaan uit die evangeliese plakkaat Die Smal en Bree Weg en Willem Boshoff se Bread-and-Pebble Road Map (2004).
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Dissertation•
01 Jan 1996
TL;DR: In this article, the authors make the case that geometrical meaning is socially and contextually produced by the stimulus of the external structure of a visual text, and they propose a framework for understanding geometry comprising'sign','sign-functions', 'visual text', and 'heteroglossia'.
Abstract: This thesis set out to challenge the traditional approach to the study of
geometrical understanding which has assumed that conceiving and interpreting
shapes or forms is the result of logical and mental interaction between an
individual and geometrical objects and that the production of geometrical meaning
is motivated by the stimulus of the external structure of a visual text. By way of
contrast, this study makes the case that geometrical meaning is socially and
contextually produced.
The research has two interconnected strands. The first strand is
theoretical aiming to develop a framework for the study of geometrical
understanding drawing on concepts from Mikhail Bakhtin, Umberto Eco and
Gunther Kress. The second is empirical aiming to collect data whose analysis will
inform and be informed by this theoretical framework. For this study, three
groups of people who differed radically in terms of their geometrical
experiences, socio-economic and educational backgrounds were interviewed in
order to examine their interpretations of geometrical elements exhibited in
different settings.
The theoretical work of this thesis led to a framework for understanding
geometry comprising 'sign', 'sign-functions', 'visual text', and 'heteroglossia'.
Analysis of the data from empirical study in terms of this framework revealed
the importance of the dynamics for visual experience as a process for
communicating and of signifying, and how this relationship was itself dependent
on the material conditions and contextual dynamics in which the meanings were
constructed. The thesis concludes with an assessment of its potential contribution
to redress the balance between learning about geometry and learning through
geometry.
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01 Jun 2017
TL;DR: This paper analyzed primary data from field research and secondary data from online media related to AAA's efforts to incorporate, articulate, and commodify Using cultures into various carnival programs (2011-2017) by applying theories of commodification, postmodernism, and hegemony.
Abstract: This article aims to criticize the incorporation and commodification of Using cultures undergone by Abdullah Azwar Anas in Banyuwangi, East Java. To answer the problem, we analyze primary data from our field research and secondary data from online media related to AAA’s efforts to incorporate, articulate, and commodify Using cultures into various carnival programs (2011-2017) by applying theories of commodification, postmodernism, and hegemony. The result of this study shows that, driven by his desire to promote Using cultures globally in the midst of postmodern trends, since 2011 the government of Banyuwangi has created many carnivals and festivals, such as “Banyuwangi Ethno Carnival” , “Banyuwangi Beach Jazz Festival” , “Parade Gandrung Sewu”, and other various programs. Economically, the programs are idealized to support the regional economic growth through tourism activities, both for domestic and international tourists, by displaying traditional expressions with new styles and performances. Politically, the carnivals and festivals can support AAA efforts to negotiate its political concern in order to produce consensus. Copyright (c) 2017 by KARSA. All right reserved DOI: 10.19105/karsa.v25i1.1118
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TL;DR: Metamodernism as mentioned in this paper is a perspective situated epistemologically with post-modernism, ontologically between (post)modernism and historically beyond post-post modernism, which seeks an oscillation between modernism and postmodernism with mediating between them and responding to existing cultural modes.
Abstract: Metamodernism, which is used synonymous with post-postmodernism or neo-modernism, has come forward in response to postmodernism and the emerged crises, instabilities, and uncertainties in all areas of this epoch. Metamodernism is a perspective situated epistemologically with (post)modernism, ontologically between (post)modernism and historically beyond (post)modernism. It seeks an oscillation between modernism and postmodernism with mediating between them and responding to existing cultural modes. Thus, metamodernism is a paradigm beyond modernism and postmodernism, trying to explain today’s cultural and intellectual developments which are not sufficiently criticized by modernism nor postmodernism. This paper questions and discusses the understanding of this paradigm and its reflections on education, school leadership, and schooling in the Nordic countries. By reviewing education related reports, survey reports, books and articles about these countries, comprehending their philosophy of education throughout the years, and analyzing the ongoing educational developments, the main notion of metamodernism and its influences on schooling, leadership implications, classroom activities and research in education are focused on this paper.
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TL;DR: Wang et al. as mentioned in this paper show that the common assumptions that parodying Mao is equivalent to political pop or that political pop represents pastiche are oversimplifications of this complex phenomenon, especially when caricaturing is used as a method to violate the visual norms.
Abstract: Although Chinese contemporary artists are often criticized for creating superficial works that parody Chairman Mao without any deeper meaning, the employment of parody is a far more complex phenomenon. Instead of being representatives of Jamesonian pastiche, many artists employ varying methods of trans-contextual parody to express their mixed and even controversial intentions and notions. With a detailed structural analysis of the art works, and taking into account the socio-cultural context and the artists’ own intentions, I will show that the common assumptions—that parodying Mao is equivalent to political pop or that political pop represents pastiche—are oversimplifications of this complex phenomenon, especially when caricaturing is used as a method to violate the visual norms.
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