PBS
Is Community a Postmodern Masterpiece?
Though the TV show Community has never achieved huge ratings, it has a passionate cult following, including us here at Idea Channel. The show plays with genre and narrative in such a creative way that it brings to mind the cultural and...
Tom Nicholas
Postdramatic Theatre - WTF?
A brief introduction to postdramatic and postmodern theatre as first theorised by Hans Theis Lehmann. The first in a series in which I briefly (and, hopefully, accessibly) introduce some core academic concepts and ideas. In this first...
Tom Nicholas
Postmodernism - WTF? An introduction to Postmodernist Theory
What is postmodernism? This is certainly my most requested What the Theory? video yet. In it, I hope to provide an introduction to postmodernist theory and postmodernist philosophy. Along the way, we'll look at simulacra and...
Amor Sciendi
Ekphrasis and the Art work of Sophie Calle
An explanation of Ekphrasis: the art of describing a visual experience in words. This is done through a look at Sophie Calle's art works "Last Seen" and "What do you see?"
Amor Sciendi
The Landscapes of Mark Bradford
An explanation of Mark Bradford's abstract landscape paintings
Amor Sciendi
The Landscapes of Julie Mehretu
An explanation of Mark Bradford's abstract landscape paintings
The Art Assignment
Bring a sound to life. | Jamal Cyrus | The Art Assignment
We meet up with artist Jamal Cyrus in his hometown of Houston, Texas, where we broach the topic of "postmodernism" and are challenged to summon an impossible sound.
Tom Nicholas
Semiotics: WTF? Introduction to Saussure, the Signifier and Signified
In this episode of What the Theory, an introduction to semiotics, in particular the approaches of linguists and semioticians Ferdinand de Saussure and Charles Sanders Peirce. Signs, semiotics as well as the concepts of the signifier and...
Step Back History
How to Critically Think
The video discusses a checklist for critical thinking, emphasizing the importance of questioning our own biases, assumptions, and beliefs. It outlines 16 key steps to consider when evaluating our positions on various issues, encouraging...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Postmodernism: Lesson 3
This lesson will explore the meaning of Postmodernism in art. It is 3 of 3 in the series titled "Postmodernism."