Media Studies A-Level
Pastiche
What Pastiche means in Media Studies A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Pastiche
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A postmodern technique in which a media text imitates the style, genre or conventions of another text or form without parodying it.
Topics that use Pastiche
- Postmodernism (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Bricolage
- Cross-reference between texts
- Imitation of style
- Intertextuality
- Parody
- Audience knowledge
- Blurring of original and copy
- Collage and pastiche
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