MDSA01H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Abjection, Participatory Media, Carnivalesque
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Self-reflexive reference: it"s a reference mention with the text itself by itself, reflecting back to itself in a way that pokes fun at itself. Transgressive texts: carnivalesque texts- overturn everyday social hierarchies through humor and chaos, ex- grotesque realism: tropes, degradation. Uncrowning people at higher positions and. Ambivalence death/birth (renewal and bringing them down to the level of commoners. regeneration)- things that upset our understanding with the cycles of life: grotesque realism: abjection, abjection: what disturbs identity, system, order. Horror films are by nature horrific, they intentionally show us the terrifying things. They are often tied up to the violation of standard cultural norms boundaries and expectations. When we experience this, we experience abjection and its pleasure in it. These boundaries are pretty firm in our everyday lives. Performance: user-created content ex- blogs, social networking sites, (fan) production. User participation: fan art, slash fiction: stories that are built on pre-existing stories.
