A2 INTRODUCTION TO POSTMODERNISM Rate your confidence and knowledge about postmodernism 1 I don’t know the key terms 2 I know a range of key terms 3 I can identify a media text that links to a key term 4 I can make connections between key terms and case studies Start of lesson End of lesson Match the key term to the correct definition Nothing new / nothing original When a media text refers to other media texts. The meaning of the text is shaped by its reference to another text. Hybridity A mixture or fusion of different elements. Intertextuality Nostalgia We lack uniqueness and are not innovative. We just regurgitate and recreate the past. A sentimentality (longing) for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations.