ABSTRACT
In the theoretical essay for Part II, “Postmodernism and Metaproduction,” sound and image are discussed in terms of the assemblage gaze, appropriation, and remix. The terms are contextualized as part of postmodern discourse based on the premise that things are defined not at the beginning but once they have developed enough. This essay brings together concepts explored throughout the chapters of Part II in order to consider the postmodern as a cultural process within the fray of the modern, making it possible to examine the type of critical inquiry and media production that emerged during the second half of the twentieth century. Metaproduction is the frame of reference for the ideas and works discussed throughout the essay.
