Jeztzeit (pre-class)

After this week’s reading I was able to grasp some concepts but I have to say I am definitely looking forward to a discussion about them, I hope to understand what is meant by “Postmodernity definitely presents itself as Antimodernist. But I understand the different historical definitions of modernity, from the reading I gather modernity makes an abstract opposition between tradition and present. This is why Modern Family (the show on ABC) has its name. The show is based around 3 families, one family is comprised of 2 gay men and an adopted child, another older Caucasian man with a young Latino wife and her child and a traditional family (middle class husband, wife and 3 kids). The show plays with the aspirant traditional family style and I feel is a critique on the American household. This is why the title Modern Family makes sense.  I would also like to apply the term used in the readings, ‘Avant-garde’ to my analogy. From what I gather from the internet avant-garde are people, techniques, or works that are described as pioneering and experimental, usually in respect to the arts. I would have to say a show about a “modern” family; a family that is not traditionally seen but is very common in America is a very avant-garde show to make.  A couple quotes I liked were “Modernity revolts against the normalizing functions of tradition; modernity lives on the experience of rebelling against all that is normative.” I am going to need help understanding the team Jeztzeit. I searched for a while on the internet and got different terms like; here-and-now, now-time, everlasting now. All of these terms were kind of confusing but that’s what’s class on Monday is for.