h/w why 2 different Media forms are considered Postmodern gaga n minaj

You need to explain why 2 different Media forms are considered Postmodern

Postmodern is after modernism. I’m first going to explain what modernism is.  It is structured life, and order version of the way people think and act, modernism was the belief in truth, ideas, science & progress, however this all stopped after the world war 2.  Lack of belief in structure and science, emptiness started to crew over as people started to become superficial, recycled content started to come about (vintage and retro) bring natalaga to many people and the blurring of boundary’s between genres, structures and what is right and wrong. Everyone now has an opinion and morals have changed.

For this essay I am going to use nicki minaj and lady gaga as my 2 different Media forms i considered are Postmodern.  Just the simple fact they both are females taking on different fake identity’s one a ‘Barbie’ and one a ‘monster’ creating their own fan base of ‘barbz’ and ‘little monsters’ for social control   Also the fact that nether one of them are something new.

Nikci minaj Follows up the pick and mix styling’s of Lady Gaga and the ever- changing darling of 1980s postmodern imagery of pre-Sex Madonna, Nicki’s image is everywhere. Same with lady gaga ‘the new Madonna’s’ on a mixed up level.

Nikci minaj and lady gaga relates to Jameson’s theory that we have exhausted all ideas, no progress so we can only recycle old styles. This is true as their image come from old ideas and styles that have been used before.  They both are simualtions/artificial constructions with fake names and images, kids and adults look up to and inspire to be. The world has turned into somewhat hyper real in peoples minds as when you strip away the makeup, surgery and image you are just left with Onika and Stefani.

Breaking of boundies though their genre of music rap, hip hop r & b all together also seeing females take the lead female empowerment in hardcore rap through women rappers’ embrace of the erotic behavior.

Where we have been

Lyotard - no belief in Grand Narratives = structures are now fluid or collapsing = no depth, no order = style over substance and blurring of identities, realities As much potential as there is for f

How do they demonstrate a lack of belief in Lyotard's Grand Narratives - how do they collapse or make fluid structures or fixed ideas?

• Male & Female Identity
• Racial or Ethnic Identity
• Morality/Pornography
• Real and Artificial
• Fixed or Fluid Identity
• Musical Genre