Modernity and Post-Modernity and more

The unreliable narrator-is a narrator whose credibility has been seriously compromised. 1961 Wayne C. Booth The Reality of Fiction. For example reading from one man's perspective may not be true for all men What's on a man's mind-Freud.

Ahystorical- Means lacking historical perspective or context and inaccurate. Then there is Ahistoricism.

The Enlightenment Project-is the attempt to define and explain the human predicament through science as well as to achieve mastery over it through the use of social technology. This originated in France in the eighteenth century with the philosophies.

Post Structuralism- is associated with the works of a series of mid 20th century French, continental philosophies and critical theorists who came to be known internationally in the 1960's and 1970's. Movement. Concepts such as linguistics, psychology and other fields to inpret those structures. An Extension and critique of structuralism, and used in critical textual analysis. For example objectivity is impossible, Science is ultimately impossible. Different position.

Irreducible-not able to be reduced or simplified.

Structuralism-is a method of interpretation and analysis of aspects of human cognition, behaviour, culture, and experience which focuses on relationships of contrast between elements in a conceptual system.

Inception has an ambiguous ending, It also has scenes that are from the perspectives of different individuals and these ideas in the settings e.g. fact or fiction is brought up a lot etc...

Modernity-or the Morden Age-is typically defined as a post-traditional and Post medieval historical period. For example the emancipation from religion which is being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions specifically the hegemony of Christianity.

Secularization- is the transformation of a society from close identification and affiliation with religious values and institutions toward non religious values and secular institutions. E. G theory and historical.

Today we learnt about 'one size fits all' 'the international style"which focuses more on form follows function and is not ornamental its argued that this is more transparent,more pure etc.. Villa Sarge 1928-1931. These buildings were demolished.

We also looked at Micrographia which relates to not accepting what we see and trying to look beneath the surface for an awnser and if there is something as humans we all share. It also goes more scientific rather than religious.

We also learnt about mysteries of the brain and the oedipus complex and the problems with elitist, which is basically this idea that Levi Strauss got to comment on the way other people behave in a different country but his position is seen as elitist due to him being a white European man creating other ideals and who has the authority to set a rule to everyone? Postmodernism is reflecting your own positions.