Postmodern Shoes

The ideas Jameson explores, postmodernism and the idea of pastiche are important to understanding the movement and artwork of the time. The symptoms expressed within the post-modern movement include a weakening of historicity, breakdown of the distinction of high and low culture, depthlessness, intensities and the new technologies. All of these aspects or symptoms are expressed through the schizophrenic position of the time, especially the loss of historicity. Another important aspect of Jameson's thoughts on postmodernism is the "cultural logic of late capitalism. Pastiche is the neutral imitation of a peculiar or unique style. Jameson also calls this sort of style blank parody because it comes without the ulterior motives of parody. Jameson credits our lost connection to history to pastiche. We no longer see the real past, but rather a nostalgic look at a time in which we view stylistically. Jameson says we can see this within postmodern architecture, historical novels and nostalgia films.