Much of 2014 has been dominated by stories of Justice, Law and Injustice. If popular culture is a reflection of society and culture, what do the changing storylines of law-and-crime suggest about how we feel about Justice? Do these stories influence the way that we see our own societies? This can be illustrated by looking at the structures of some of the more successful film and TV shows.
Tag Archives: postmodern
September
21
Why are we taking the super out of the supernatural stories: another postmodern symptom?
posted by Culture Decanted
Why are we taking the super out of the supernatural stories: just another postmodern symptom? There is a tendency of modern films and TV shows to recycle supernatural stories by finding secular or mundane explanations for their supernatural themes. This trend is driven by the continuing postmodern agenda to find rational explanations for everything and challenge existing meta-narratives in culture. To illustrate this, ten examples of dominant supernatural themes are explored as having secular explanations for their plots.
August
15
Why are we no longer in love with our Cities?
posted by Culture Decanted
Why are we no longer in love with our cities? We personify cities, give them human characteristics.
We create our identity from where we live. Are we projecting something, of how we see ourselves, onto our cities?
July
06
The Semiotics of Evil
posted by Culture Decanted
What is evil? In the postmodern Western world, evil is something that has become almost robbed of its ability to horrify us. Increased global communication and knowledge inure our responsiveness with a daily news diet of ‘evils’. In entertainment, with many of the anti-heroes of TV being serial killers or sociopaths, we’re becoming increasingly desensitised […]
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