Paradoxism and Postmodernism (criticism)
Author: Ion Soare
Publisher: Infinite Study
Published: 2001-01-01
Total Pages: 55
ISBN-13: 1931233322
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The Aesthetics of Paradoxism (criticism)
Author: Titu Popescu
Publisher: Infinite Study
Published: 2002-01-01
Total Pages: 100
ISBN-13: 1931233535
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Author: Mikhail Epstein
Publisher:
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 428
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Written from a non-Western point of view, this work offers a fresh perspective on the postcommunist literary scene. The four sections of the book - literature, ideology, culture and methodology - reflect the range of postmodernism in contemporary Russia.
John Barth and Postmodernism
Author: Berndt Clavier
Publisher: Peter Lang
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 380
ISBN-13: 9780820463858
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →John Barth's eminence as a postmodernist is indisputable. However, much of the criticism dealing with his work is prompted by his own theories of «exhaustion» and subsequent «replenishment, » leaving his writing relatively untouched by theories of postmodernism in general. This book changes that by focusing on the relationship between Barth's aesthetic and the ideology critique of the historical avant-gardes, which were the first to mobilize art against itself and its institutional practices and demands. Examining Barth's metafictional parodies in the light of theories of space and subjectivity, Clavier engages the question of ideology critique in postmodernism by offering the montage as a possible model for understanding Barth's fiction. In such a light, postmodernism may well be perceived as a mimesis of reality, particularly a recognition of the collective nature of self and the world.
Against Postmodernism
Author: Alex Callinicos
Publisher: Polity
Published: 1991-01-08
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780745606149
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →It has become an intellectual commonplace to claim that we have entered the era of 'post-modernity'. Three themes are embraced in this claim - the poststructuralist critique by Foucault, Derrida and others of the philosophical heritage of the Enlightenment, the supposed impasse of the High Modern art and its replacement by new artistic forms, and the alleged emergence of 'post-industrial' societies whose structures are beyond the ken of Marx and other theorists of industrial capitalism. Against Postmodernism takes issue with all these themes. It challenges the idealist irrationalism of poststructuralism. It questions the existence of any radical break separating Post-modern from Modern art. And it denies that recent socio-economic developments represent any fundamental shift from classical patterns of capital accumulation. Drawing on philosophy and cultural history, Against Postmodernism takes issue with some of the most forthright critics of post-modernism - Jurgen Habermas and Frederic Jameson, for example. But it is most distinctive in that it offers a historical reading of these theories. Post-modernism, Alex Callinicos argues, reflects the disappointed revolutionary generation of '68, and the incorporation of many of its members into the professional and managerial 'new middle class'. It is best read as a symptom of political frustration and social mobility rather than as a significant intellectual or cultural phenomenon in its own right.
The Postmodern Condition
Author: Jean-François Lyotard
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
Published: 1984
Total Pages: 142
ISBN-13: 9780816611737
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In this book it explores science and technology, makes connections between these epistemic, cultural, and political trends, and develops profound insights into the nature of our postmodernity.
What's Wrong with Postmodernism?
Author: Christopher Norris
Publisher: JHU Press
Published: 1990
Total Pages: 306
ISBN-13: 9780801841378
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In What's Wrong with Postmodernism Norris critiques the "postmodern-pragmatist malaise" of Baudrillard, Fish, Rorty, and Lyotard. In contrast he finds a continuing critical impulse—an "enlightened or emancipatory interest"—in thinkers like Derrida, de Man, Bhaskar, and Habermas. Offering a provocative reassessment of Derrida's influence on modern thinking, Norris attempts to sever the tie between deconstruction and American literary critics who, he argues, favor endless, playful, polysemic interpretation at the expense of systematic argument. As he explores leftist attempts to arrive at an accommodation with postmodernism, Norris addresses the politics of deconstruction, the issue of men in feminism, Habermas' quarrel with Derrida, narrative theory as a hermeneutic paradigm, musical aesthetics in relation to literary theory, and various aspects of postmodern debate. A chapter on Stanley Fish brings several of these topics together and offers a generalized statement on the function of current criticism.
Complexity and Postmodernism
Author: Paul Cilliers
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2002-09-11
Total Pages: 170
ISBN-13: 1134743297
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In Complexity and Postmodernism, Paul Cilliers explores the idea of complexity in the light of contemporary perspectives from philosophy and science. Cilliers offers us a unique approach to understanding complexity and computational theory by integrating postmodern theory (like that of Derrida and Lyotard) into his discussion. Complexity and Postmodernism is an exciting and an original book that should be read by anyone interested in gaining a fresh understanding of complexity, postmodernism and connectionism.
At War with the Word
Author: R. V. Young
Publisher: Intercollegiate Studies Institute
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 232
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"At War with the Word seeks to transcend the politicization of literature and calls for a greater recognition of literature's role in developing the intellect and imagination of students."--BOOK JACKET.
Postmodernism and Organizations
Author: John Hassard Martin Parker
Publisher: SAGE
Published: 1993-07-13
Total Pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9781446234464
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Essential reading for all those concerned with contemporary theorizing of organization, this important and thought-provoking volume explores the implications of postmodernist/poststructuralist thinking for organizations and organizational analysis. The book introduces the concepts underpinning a postmodern organizational analysis, contrasting modern and postmodern forms of explanation and addressing the distinctions between postmodernity and postmodernism. Succeeding chapters then examine and assess the interplay of major postmodernist themes - such as deconstruction, desire, difference, pluralism and relativism - with key topics of organizational analysis and research. The final section is one of critique, as its authors variously argue that postmodernism fails adequately to address the realities of power, control and change in a globalizing world.
