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Postmodernism : a very short introduction / Christopher Butler.

By: Series: Very short introductionsPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2002.Description: 142 pages : illustrations ; 18 cmISBN:
  • 9780192802392
  • 0192802399
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Contents:
1. The rise of postmodernism -- 2. New ways of seeing the world -- 3. Politics and identity -- 4. The culture of postmodernism -- 5. The 'postmodern condition'
Summary: Postmodernism has become the buzzword of contemporary society over the last decade. But how can it be defined? In this highly readable introduction the mysteries of this most elusive of concepts are unraveled, casting a critical light upon the way we live now, from the politicizing of museum culture to the cult of the politically correct. The key postmodernist ideas are explored and challenged, as they figure in the theory, philosophy, politics, ethics and artwork of the period, and it is shown how they have interacted within a postmodernist culture.
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Book Book CGLAS Library Purple 306 BUT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 08503

Includes bibliographical references.

1. The rise of postmodernism -- 2. New ways of seeing the world -- 3. Politics and identity -- 4. The culture of postmodernism -- 5. The 'postmodern condition'

Postmodernism has become the buzzword of contemporary society over the last decade. But how can it be defined? In this highly readable introduction the mysteries of this most elusive of concepts are unraveled, casting a critical light upon the way we live now, from the politicizing of museum culture to the cult of the politically correct. The key postmodernist ideas are explored and challenged, as they figure in the theory, philosophy, politics, ethics and artwork of the period, and it is shown how they have interacted within a postmodernist culture.