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Postmodernism & Deutschland 83: blog tasks Media Magazine -  A Postmodern Reimagining of the Past Media Magazine 73 has a feature exploring Deutschland 83 as a postmodern media product.  Read ‘Deutschland 83 - A Postmodern Reimagining of the Past’ in MM73  (p18). You'll  find our Media Magazine archive here  - remember you'll need your Greenford Google login to access. Answer the following questions: 1) What were the classic media representations of the Cold War? The Cold War was often portrayed in media as a  battle between good (the capitalist West) and evil (the communist East). Media often used propaganda to depict the USSR as oppressive, while the West was shown as free and democratic. 2) Why does Deutschland 83 provide a particularly good example for postmodern analysis? It blurs historical and fictional elements, creating a nostalgic version of 1983. The show uses intertextual references to Cold War-era media, music, and pop culture. It chal...