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Media Language MatchUp
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Moral Relativism
Absolute Truth
Simulation
Aesthetic
Parody
Irony
Implosion
Trope
Intertextuality
Pastiche
Hyperreality
When a media text makes references to another existing media text
A theme, motif or device that runs through multiple media texts
The visual presentation of a media text or a mood that it invokes
When something collapses in on itself. In the context of postmodernism, it describes the breaking down of boundaries between reality and the world of the text
Situations or dialogue that appears to contradict initial expectations, leading to a surprising or comedic effect
An imitation of another’s work in a comedic yet respectful manner, resulting in a balance between the styles of parody and homage
A principle that is challenged by postmodernists as it suggests there is such a thing as a ‘universal fact’. The principle rejects relativism
The space we exist in as modern humans in a digital world is a combination of both the physical real world and the constructed technological world of the media
The breakdown between the ‘real world’ and a simulated, constructed version of reality, to the point where the two become indistinguishable. Elements that are fake then seem to be more ‘real’ than reality
A quality of postmodern texts suggesting that the extent to which something is moral or immoral is relative to a certain point of view, resulting in flawed characters and unresolved narratives
Satirising or mocking the form, content or style of a text, genre or creator – often done as a critiquing of the morals and viewpoints presented in the given text