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Metamodern TV Show

Idk why I haven’t ever written anything about other metamodern TV shows in the past—I’ve thought about it, written notes on some, but never followed through. However I recently watched the entire season of 13 Reasons Why and find myself realizing more and more Metamodern characteristics and Metamodern moments. What mainly brought me to this realization was that, before even starting the show, I read a lot of mixed perspectives about the message the show was sending (which mostly attributes to why I wanted to watch the show in the first place). Some reviewers feel that 13RW portrays a horrifyingly unrealistic account of teenage suicide and the events surrounding it; that it glamorizes suicide and leaves the suicidal at no fault and everyone else at complete fault. Other reviewers (notably many teens), along with the show’s cast, crew and producers feel that the characters and scenarios are relatable, showing very intimate and imperfect thoughts of a growing teenager, along with the harsh consequences of even the subtlest of cruel behaviors. These reviewers feel the show brings light to many different scenarios of bullying and assault that happen far too often but are not talked about, especially in high school.

I personally feel so much of both opinions about this show, and I believe a debate would actually spark up a lot of answers (or questions) about what a Metamodern debate would look like, including the Both-And/ Both-Neither frameworks. The publication Metamoderna has mentioned a few progressive european political parties who embrace the Both-And framework and work to achieve some kind of multi-faceted solution that involves ‘some of this’ and ‘some of that’ and ‘some of something else perhaps too,’ rather than just ‘this is right’ and ‘this is wrong.’ And sure, this show is not the only example of an ethical paradox, but the subject matter is just really serious, and not something to brush over, imo.

-The second thing I thought was very Metamodern (a metamodern moment(s)) was that throughout the show as well as in the show’s commentary afterwards, the actors keep talking about people finding their own truths. ‘It may not be the truth but it was Hannah’s truth.’ ... etc. Ok, so I know this is just a TV show but this is kindof an archetype of metamodern philosophy. It’s a clear cross between Constructivism and Positivism, modern and post modern, Foucault and Hegel(?)(can’t think of correct philosopher). But what really sunk it in was the amount of times this phrase was said, and about so many of the characters. It felt almost like being brainwashed to think, or realize, that ‘the truth’ is really just ‘your truth.’ And maybe/possibly that was the point.

-One other thing—did you notice how many interesting references the show made to present technology/social media. I thought the show was actually going to be primarily about technology—in a futuristic, black-mirrory kind of way. Ok, I know this is not digimodernism we’re talking about here, but I wanted to bring this up because

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Metamodern TV Show

Idk why I haven’t ever written anything about other metamodern TV shows in the past—I’ve thought about it, written notes on some, but never followed through. However I recently watched the entire season of 13 Reasons Why and find myself realizing more and more Metamodern characteristics and Metamodern moments. What mainly brought me to this realization was that, before even starting the show, I read a lot of mixed perspectives about the message the show was sending (which mostly attributes to why I wanted to watch the show in the first place). Some reviewers feel that 13RW portrays a horrifyingly unrealistic account of teenage suicide and the events surrounding it; that it glamorizes suicide and leaves the suicidal at no fault and everyone else at complete fault. Other reviewers (notably many teens), along with the show’s cast, crew and producers feel that the characters and scenarios are relatable, showing very intimate and imperfect thoughts of a growing teenager, along with the harsh consequences of even the subtlest of cruel behaviors. These reviewers feel the show brings light to many different scenarios of bullying and assault that happen far too often but are not talked about, especially in high school.

I personally feel so much of both opinions about this show, and I believe a debate would actually spark up a lot of answers (or questions) about what a Metamodern debate would look like, including the Both-And/ Both-Neither frameworks. The publication Metamoderna has mentioned a few progressive european political parties who embrace the Both-And framework and work to achieve some kind of multi-faceted solution that involves ‘some of this’ and ‘some of that’ and ‘some of something else perhaps too,’ rather than just ‘this is right’ and ‘this is wrong.’ And sure, this show is not the only example of an ethical paradox, but the subject matter is just really serious, and not something to brush over, imo. 

-The second thing I thought was very Metamodern (a metamodern moment(s)) was that throughout the show as well as in the show’s commentary afterwards, the actors keep talking about people finding their own truths. ‘It may not be the truth but it was Hannah’s truth.’ ... etc. Ok, so I know this is just a TV show but this is kindof an archetype of metamodern philosophy. It’s a clear cross between Constructivism and Positivism, modern and post modern, Foucault and Hegel(?)(can’t think of correct philosopher). But what really sunk it in was the amount of times this phrase was said, and about so many of the characters. It felt almost like being brainwashed to think, or realize, that ‘the truth’ is really just ‘your truth.’ And maybe/possibly that was the point. 

-One other thing—did you notice how many interesting references the show made to present technology/social media. I thought the show was actually going to be primarily about technology—in a futuristic, black-mirrory kind of way. Ok, I know this is not digimodernism we’re talking about here, but I wanted to bring this up because

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choice in design --- interesting article

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A reductive reaction to vermeulen and van den akker 

It would appear that the postmodern used one strategy among others in the attempt to void absolutes, that is to list binary oppositions, and play with each individually and/or together. However, the “metamodern” would place these binary oppositions in a relationship to one another that can only be described as three dimensional, in motion, and where any opposition can be connected to or disconnected to any other(s) at any time. This model is much more transparent than Vermeulen and Van den Akker’s use of Delleuze and Guattari’s 2- dimensional Rhizomatic model.

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Some cool multi-headed sculptures by yoshitoshi kanemaki http://www.inspirewetrust.com/en/2015/07/21/yoshitoshi-kanemaki/

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had no idea, but looks like james franco made a metamodernist manifesto too

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http://tedxinnovations.ted.com/2014/08/18/how-to-make-a-poetry-wall-at-your-tedx-event/

here they used a big felt sheet and cut the things out on 18″x11″ paper and laminated them

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An observation about my capstone

One pattern i’ve kind of just noticed about all my little capstone projects is that they all (or 4 out of 5 of them) incorporate a “list” of terms or examples that summarize or are used as interactive pieces in a larger idea. 

performatism book uses a list of ambiguous examples of metamodernism

both/and installation uses dichotomous words (opposites)

parametric uses ambiguous phrases that are metamodern

autoethno uses (kindof) a list of different words of advice 

.....maybe i should create the reconstructive project using a list of ambiguous facets of metamodernism as well. (it was always rooted around something that embraces contradiction and unknowingness, and cognitive dissonance)

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photos of inspirational projects

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Images of the hand today designate a nuanced combination of artistic positions: they not only indicate concern with materialization and breaking through the screen, but also imply acknowledging the human relationship to simple and complex technological layers. "If art is always and already embedded in the technological relations of its time," it is with their hands, and now explicitly with recourse to hand imagery, that artists (as privileged laborers) determine the extent and nature of their work's implication in digital infrastructures that may emancipate or entrap.[20] Necessarily understood as post- or cyborgian, the hand can never entirely opt out of the technical: it is a tool and a technology. Indeed, "[t]he essence of the human...is the technical; which is...the other of the human: the non-human, the manufactured, the unnatural, artificial; the inhuman even."[21] The artist's hand, and the hands they represent and circulate, elucidate this site of confluence and its pharmacological status as both poison "Great Evil" and cure.

From Rhizome blog — Digital Handwork 

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Nicole Aarts writing (wrote) her MFA thesis on Metamodernism and Artificial Landscapes.....

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/203365739392933339/

Related pins in this link on artificial landscapes are good too

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Interesting article on Metamodernism and the Museum, and nice shots of some of the projects, dealing with a lot of nice materials and juxtapositions/dichotomies here—a lot about old v. new again

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Post Internet Survival Guide///Project/////Very Interesting Project

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Some links to very inspiring design work

wow this person’s design stuff is amazing and totally inspiring:

http://ghazaalvojdani.com/work/78

http://art.yale.edu/file_columns/0000/8319/all.pdf

http://www.danielkoppich.com/

http://www.madeinxerox.com/

http://neildonnelly.net/#books/sean-landers