Post-irony
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Post-irony is a term alternately used to connote a return from irony
to earnestness, or more commonly, a state in which earnest and ironic intents become muddled.
Examples of post-ironic artwork include South African band Die Antwoord
, and the Werner Herzog
film Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
.
While this term has become increasingly popular, the idea of post-irony is not without its detractors:
Irony
Irony is a rhetorical device, literary technique, or situation in which there is a sharp incongruity or discordance that goes beyond the simple and evident intention of words or actions...
to earnestness, or more commonly, a state in which earnest and ironic intents become muddled.
Examples of post-ironic artwork include South African band Die Antwoord
Die Antwoord
Die Antwoord is a hip hop group from Cape Town, South Africa, consisting of three members: Ninja, Yo-Landi Vi$$er and DJ Hi-Tek.-Background:...
, and the Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog Stipetić , known as Werner Herzog, is a German film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and opera director.He is often considered as one of the greatest figures of the New German Cinema, along with Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Margarethe von Trotta, Volker Schlöndorff, Werner...
film Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans is a 2009 American crime drama film directed by Werner Herzog and starring Nicolas Cage.-Overview:...
.
While this term has become increasingly popular, the idea of post-irony is not without its detractors: