PPT-Postmodernism/Secularism

Introduction The 21 st Century especially the is influenced by Postmodernism Postmodernism influences much of what we see in and Postmodernism is undergirded by . Against Modernism . “Postmodernism” in the 1950’s and 1960’s began as a revolt against “Modernism” . “Modernism” was characterised by a deep suspicion of the popular which it considered “conventional” and “bourgeois”. Structural Geology. R. C. Fletcher. PGP, University of Oslo. GEOMOD2010, Lisbon, Portugal 9/27/2010. with acknowledgements to:. Ezra Pound, poet. George . Polya. , mathematician. Bill Chapple, structural geologist. 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.. what can we do?;. where do we go from here?. Reflections on public rhetoric. Warning! This Presentation Contains:. Postmodernism. Unsupported Claims. My Opinion. Balanced Critique. Calls for Sensitivity. “Well-made Play”. ENGL 2306 – Introduction to Drama. Friday, November 5, 2010. “A type of play that rose to prominence in the nineteenth century and that relied for its effect on clever, casual plotting and a series of startling discoveries or revelations rather than on subtleties of character or language” (. Defining. Modernism. “I haven’t changed my mind about modernism from the first day I ever did it…It means integrity; it means honesty; it means the absence of sentimentality and the absence of nostalgia; it means simplicity; it means clarity. That’s what modernism means to me.”. JC Clapp, North . Seattle College. Modernism. Modernism (about 1885-1945 or so) was interested in . the new . master narratives and that would provided truth and unity. Social, political, cultural progress was seen as inevitable and important (no stopping progress!). Cultural unity and hierarchies of values of class supported the divide between “low” and “high” art/culture. There was a clear understanding of human’s place in the world (at the top). . Summation Statement: . Christianity is a theistic worldview centered on the person of Jesus Christ that derives its understanding of the world through the teachings of the Bible. . The Christian Meta-Narrative: . 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 to Communication Theory. Comm. 1510-01. M R 4-7:50 PM. Prof. . Matt Rolph. A buzzword … but what does it mean?. Post-atomic uncertainty. One conventional explanation of postmodernism suggests that it arose in response to the discovery of the devastating power of the atomic bomb, and the uncertainty about authority thereby created.. 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.