Exam 23: The Contemporary World: Globalization, terrorism, and Postmodernism, 1970-2001

Which film director's work led to a new genre,blaxploitation film?

John Corigliano belongs to what wing of postmodern music?

The Latin American authors of the late 1960s that achieved international acclaim tended to write in what style?

Use Robert Smithson's Spiral Jetty to define environmental art.

The postmodernist composers Philip Glass and John Adams are famous for their

Which of the following artists created a work intended to erase the boundary between art and life,using such native materials as rock,mud,and water?

American Cindy Sherman created a body of performance art characterized in part by

Who are the major figures of postmodern literature? Use the works of three of those figures to identify the themes and issues addressed by postmodern literature,and the stylistic techniques adopted by postmodern authors.Is there a discernible postmodern literary movement in literature,or are the works that are often described as postmodern too disparate to be lumped together?

Discuss the major medical and scientific breakthroughs of the past forty years.What ethical quandaries have they raised?

Which of the following architects was the first woman to receive the Pritzker Architecture Prize?

What musical movement helped to play a role in the Arab Spring?

Which of the following art styles are identified with postmodernism?

What organization was founded in 1994 to promote free trade?

Which of the following nations is NOT directly involved in NAFTA (North Atlantic Free Trade Association)?

Which of the following authors received the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for her work that tells the story of a black woman abused by black men and victimized by white society?

Who founded the Sundance Film Festival in 1980?

What are the most significant developments in film in the past forty years? Include popular,independent,and foreign films in your discussion.

The postmodern novels of Milan Kundera stress the

Installation art is typically

Which of the following nations was the site of extensive public demonstrations in Tiananmen Square in June 1989,resulting in the government's harsh response to protestors?