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Assess the view that the Postmodernists present the strongest argument when analysing the influence of mass culture on society
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Assess the view that the Postmodernists present the strongest argument when analysing the influence of mass culture on society Charlie Kininmonth Post modernism is the apparent breakdown of the distinctions between culture and society, it puts a strong emphasis on style rather than substance. To the untrained layman, the claims that a postmodernist would make would seem ludicrous, No one idea is any more or less valid than another. They would ask, "Are you saying that you believe that a person with an IQ of 70's views on the works of Charles Dickens are just as valid as Dickens' views himself?" The answer is yes. How about Hyper reality, that picture of my dog on the wall is actually the reality of my dog and what he is doing in the next room is unimportant. The idea that an image is a reality, sounds strange doesn't it. In fact they think that...
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