Post modernism and Deutschland
1) The example used for the breakdown of the distinction between culture and society section is Bruno and Borat. These characters have more reality for film audiences then their creator sacha boren Cohen. Cohens films rely on the fact that their characters they create are seen as "real people". 2) Historical deafness is the idea of mediazation increasing so the culture itself starts losing a sense of historical context. Deutschland could be applied to this as they blur the line between real and fake events that transpired in the cold war. 3) The examples provided for the idea of style over substance was Big brother as many celebrities are famous for the sake of being famous rather then an identifiable talent or ability. 4) The examples given from music for the breakdown of the distinction between art and popular culture was pop music which was low art and classical music being high art. High art such as opera, ballet theatre and the visual arts were only acceptable to elite