The term postmodernist was originally used to describe a cultural trend that opposed the modernist style in art, architecture and design. It has come to be applied to a much wider range of philosophical and social science discourses concerned with the crisis of modernity' - the end of the assumptions, overarching theories and meta-narratives that have gained prominence since the Enlightenment. In this major statement on postmodernism, an international and interdisciplinary cast of contributors assess the implications of ...
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The term postmodernist was originally used to describe a cultural trend that opposed the modernist style in art, architecture and design. It has come to be applied to a much wider range of philosophical and social science discourses concerned with the crisis of modernity' - the end of the assumptions, overarching theories and meta-narratives that have gained prominence since the Enlightenment. In this major statement on postmodernism, an international and interdisciplinary cast of contributors assess the implications of this and the term's application in social and cultural theory. Is there a single definition of postmodernism, or is it a catch-all concept for quite different responses to the end of modernity? How does the social and philosophical questioning of modernity relate to aesthetic theory and cultural change? The postmodern condition' is said to signify a world of ever multiplying signifying processes, a hypertrophy of images, a dissolution of established categories and identities and an ever-increasing scepticism towards claims of truth, meaning and value. What are the implications of such fragmentations for theology, feminism and Marxism? What indeed are postmodern politics? Did humanity find its limits in the confusion of tongues, the Tower of Babel? Featuring both an introduction to and an interview with Jean-Francois Lyotard, this unique volume, originally published as a "Theory, Culture & Society "double issue, comprises the most lucid interrogation of and contribution to the most important intellectual movement of our time.
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Used-Very Good. VG paperback journal. ISSN: 0263-2764. "Theory, Culture & Society: Explorations in Critical Social Science, volume 5, numbers 2-3, June 1988: special issue on Postmodernism". Spine a little creased & wrinkled; text clean. Biro line on bottom fore-edge.
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