1st Edition

The Postmodern

By Simon Malpas Copyright 2005
    160 Pages
    by Routledge

    160 Pages
    by Routledge

    Simon Malpas investigates the theories and definitions of postmodernism and postmodernity, and explores their impact in such areas as identity, history, art, literature and culture. In attempting to map the different forms of the postmodern, and the contrasting experiences of postmodernity in the Western and developing worlds, he looks closely at:

    * modernism and postmodernism
    * modernity and postmodernity
    * subjectivity
    * history
    * politics.

    This useful guidebook will introduce students to a range of key thinkers who have sought to question the contemporary situation, and will enable readers to begin to approach the primary texts of postmodern theory and culture with confidence.

    Series Editor’s Preface, Acknowledgements, Introduction: The Plurality of the Postmodern, 1 Modernism and Postmodernism, 2 Modernity and Postmodernity, 3 Subjectivity, 4 History, 5 Politics, GLOSSARY, SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING, BIBLIOGRAPHY, INDEX

    Biography

    Simon Malpas