PPT-Postmodernism 2

Mr DeZilva Grade 11 Philosophy Thursday April 17 th 2013 Postmodernism in Art Erased de Kooning Drawing 1953 Robert Rauschenberg took a drawing by Willem de Kooning and erased it. A Primer On Postmodernism. “Postmodernism represents a rejection of the Enlightenment project and the foundational assumptions upon which it was built.”. A Primer On Postmodernism. “In some sense evangelicalism – with its focus on scientific thinking, the empirical approach, and common sense – is a child of early modernity.”. Postmodernism remains among the most controversial of theories in the. social . sciences.. . There is a great deal of disagreement exists as to what exactly ‘postmodernism’ means..  . The meaning of postmodernism is in dispute not just between proponents and critics, but also among proponents.. . Post-modernism. . . POST-MODERNISM . Postmodernism is a concept that encompasses a wide range of ideals, methods and practices. It is more importantly not a philosophical movement in itself, but rather, incorporates a number of philosophical and critical methods that can be considered 'postmodern', the most familiar methods include . Postmodernism. The Postmodern era started in the 1950’s. Writers attempt to blend literary styles. There is a break from traditional forms of writing. Significant Writers. Do you recognise these books?. ENGG 630. Prof. Evelyn Lugo. February 23, 2009. Postmodernism Theory. Objectives:. Define the concept postmodernism.. Establish the time frame of this movement.. Learn about the movement in different areas (architecture, arts, music and literature). Keywords: Postmodernism, Consumer culture, Modernity, Consumer identity, Ethnicity Prasidh Raj SINGH Hunting Snipes and attempting to find a definition for postmodernity. “Postmodernism is among other things a sick joke at the expense of revolutionary avant-gardism.”. -Terry Eagleton. Postmodern literature is intrinsically difficult to define. It is a combination of many movements starting around the end of WWII and extending up to the present, but a timeline is little help, due to the fragmented and disjointed nature of postmodernism.. a response to the elitist and bourgeois culture of modernism. post-structuralism (Derrida’s theory of deconstruction, 1966). a response to Humanism in which Man is considered to be an unproblematic hypothesized substitute of God, the embodiment of stability. www.educationforum.co.uk. . Owes much to . Weberianism. .. Feminism identifies more than just economic inequality – . Weberian. ideas like status (men and women) and party (old boys networks), also very important. Ethical Theism. Absolute truth / good. Absolute God. History of Thought. Modernism. Renaissance. Enlightenment. Industrial Revolution. Theory of Evolution. History of Thought. Man arbitrates truth. Empirical science solves problems. Introduction . - The 21. st. Century, especially the _______, is influenced by Postmodernism. . - Postmodernism influences much of what we see in ________, ___________, and ___________. . - Postmodernism is undergirded by ______________. . Introduction . - The 21. st. Century, especially the . _______, . is influenced by Postmodernism. . - Postmodernism influences much of what we see in . ________, ___________, . and . ___________. . - Postmodernism is undergirded by . The skills we are going to work on while reading some of the stories in this collection are . Making connections between two different texts . (in our situation, they are texts by the same author, and they are intended to be read together – however, these skills can be used even when those things aren’t the case). Parallelisms and Differences. Critical Studies Series for PG English. Shalini. Rachel Varghese. Asst. Professor, Christian College, . Chengannur. Introduction. Modernism and Postmodernism -two movements in lit and art.