Introducing Postmodernism

The End of History ? 29 January 2014 The title of the book that I read was called 'Postmodernism for Beginners' but it appears that this is the same book, though the edition that I read was published in 1995 and I suspect that there are a number of differences between the two editions. The problem th......more

This book is a post-modern introduction to post-modernism. The least I can say is that the author tries different approaches to tackle the question: etymology, relationship to “modernism”, history of art and aesthetics (from Duchamp to Warhol), political ideologies, linguistics and structuralist sem......more

It's somewhat embarrassing, but it seems that I've gone and got hooked on this series. It's great for people like me who combine a thirst for knowledge with a attention span of a mosquito.......more

I don't get the purpose of this book. For a "complete novice," it definitely is NOT a useful introduction or a guide, as it's hard to follow (the authors often jump from one concept/theory/buzzword to the next with little relation between the two), it rarely explains complex and vague terms and noti......more

"Simplifying to the extreme, I define postmodern as incredulity toward metanarratives. " - Jean Francois Lyotard......more