Postmodernism Movements Philosophy
Postmodernism Movements Philosophy
Postmodernism
This category provides links to information on postmodern philosophy and critical theory, from basic introductions to complex academic work.
Postmodernism is difficult to define and encompasses a number of philosophical ideas. In general, it is the rejection of ‘meta narratives’ or big theories. Rather than being the next thing in line to ‘modernism’ it rejects linear timelines and the need to constantly create something new. Postmodernism jumbles all that has gone before together in a ‘collage’ effect. Whereas modernism deals with the autonomous individual working towards an ordered world, postmodermism embraces a notion of a chaotic, anonymous experience in which distinctions disappear. The postmodern mantra is ‘think globally, act locally’.
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 - A postmodern webguide containing links to over 1000 postmodern theory resources, sites and journals.
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- Postmodernism seen as the reversal of modernist individuality, by James Morley.
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- A comprehensive guide created by, and intended for, undergraduate students.
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- Critical theory at Southern Oregon University.
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- Philosophical writings of Richard Catlett Wilkerson
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- Defines the terms introduced and most commonly used by postmodern authors and critical theorists.
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- An introduction to postmodernism, by Dr. Mary Klages.
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- Interdisciplinary journal of art and cultural studies, addressing critical issues in contemporary institutions and practices.
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- An electronic journal of interdisciplinary thought on contemporary cultures, published by Johns Hopkins University. Subscription required.
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- A weekly journal of postmodern and critical thought, devoted to cross-disciplinary academic discourse on social, philosophical and political issues of justice and morality.
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- An international journal of theory, technology and culture; publishing articles, interviews, event-scenes and reviews of key books.
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- Online presence of a printed quarterly journal of humanities and interpretive social sciences, published by the University of California Press.
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- Jon Beasley-Murray of the University of Aberdeen presents a list of links with some biographical information.
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- An online journal of qualitative research and critical inquiry.
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- Online photography magazine that discusses postmodernism in relation to photography and art.
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- Based on the courses 'Hypertext and Literary Theory' and 'Cyberspace, Virtual Reality and Critical Theory', this is a collection of more than 70,000 interlinked resources.
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- Information and resources relating to Kittler, Richels, Weber Foucault, Derrida, and Lacan, by Peter Krapp.
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- Comprehensive links directory of contemporary philosophy, critical theory and postmodern thought, from the University of Colorado at Denver School of Education.
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- Online presence of The GreatHouse Company which is involved in ongoing research, consulting and publishing centered on the symbolism of popular culture.
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