Postmodernism Summary

Postmodernism The word "postmodernism" means many things to many people. To some it describes a fad or a personal style, to others, a theory of society, a philosophy of human significanc... Read more

Postmodernism A movement in the arts and humanities known as post-modernism gained a foothold in Western society in the 1980s and 1990s. The term was coined originally by architects in the early 1970s... Read more

Modernism and Postmodernism Modern philosophy is construed as beginning sometime in the Renaissance. A philosophy that seeks new foundations for knowledge was offered as an alternative to that provide... Read more

In the following essay, Alter presents an overview of postmodern fiction, including works by Cervantes, Borges, Flann O'Brien, Nabokov, and John Barth. Our literature has been for a hundred... Read more

In the following essay, Federman proposes that surfiction is the only contemporary literature that revels in humankind's intellect, imagination, and irrationality because it recognizes life its... Read more

In the following essay, Davidson examines some defining characteristics of postmodernism that have appeared in American poetry and art. Aristotle tells the story of C ratylus, who became so infatua... Read more

In the following essay, which was first published in slightly different form in 1973, Graff identifies postmodernism as both visionary and apocalyptic, and asserts that despite claims to the contrary,... Read more

In the following essay, which was first published in 1986, Hassan discusses the historical aspects of postmodernism, concluding that the postmodern approach is the most appropriate to depict the wide-... Read more

In the following essay, Palmer defends his postulation that postmodernism is an aesthetic movement of limited duration, and that modernity indicates the era beginning with the Renaissance and continui... Read more

In the following essay, Johnston surveys the theories of several postmodernist literary critics, including Brian McHale, Frederic Jameson, Patricia Waugh, and Michel Foucault. In recent years the t... Read more

In the following essay, McLaren and Lankshear examine the impact of postmodernist literary thought on education and society. Educators have become increasingly aware that, far from being a sure mea... Read more

As society has developed and evolved new literary movements have emerged and died out. Around 1946 Postmodernist literature arose. Writers and thinkers of the time extended the former modernist charac... Read more

Art Essay - Emma Llewelyn "Discuss the characteristics of post-modern practice with reference to three artists and their works" Postmodernism challenges mainstream views on art, life and society. A ... Read more

Postmodernism is a difficult term to define, as it is evident in many different disciplines, such as art, literature, architecture, technology, and, the precise emerging moment of this movement is als... Read more