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Postmodernism

Postmodernism:

"broad movement that developed in the mid- to late 20th century across philosophy, the arts, architecture, and criticism, marking a departure from modernism.  Is characterized by the self-conscious use of earlier styles and conventions, a mixing of different artistic styles and media, and a general distrust of theories."

Compared to Modernism:

Modernist thinking is about the search of an abstract truth of life. Postmodernist thinkers believe that there is no universal truth, abstract or otherwise !

What is their focus?

The common targets of postmodernism and critical theory include universalist notions of objective reality, morality, truth, human nature, reason, language, and social progress.

Major Features / Themes of Postmodernism:

Use of language, pastiche, intertextuality, metafiction, equality, tehnoculture and hyperreality, temporal distortion, paranoia, magic realism maximalism and minimalism.

Famous Theorists:


  1. Jean Baudrillard
  2. Gilles Deleuze
  3. Jacques Derrida
  4. Michel Foucault
  5. Pierre-Félix Guattari

Real Life experiences:

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