Sunday, 7 October 2018

Perspectives - Postmodern Definitions

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Postmodern: The state of society after modernity 

High Modernism: A form of modernity, distinguished by its firm confidence in science and technology

Capitalist: People who use their wealth to boost profits by investing and conform to capitalist principles 

Superabundance: a larger amount than is needed 

Disconnected: Having a connection broken/lack of a connection with reality 

Pop: 'popular'. liked or admired by many people or a specific group.

Fragmentary: Consists of small disconnected or incomplete parts

Eclectic: Drawing upon multiple ideas, styles or tastes from a broad range of sources 

Nostalgia: The feeling of sentimentality to a time in the past, typically a happy moment 

Simulacra: A representation of someone or something 

Superficiality: Lack of thoroughness or serious thought 

Flippant: Lack of respectful or serious attitude 

Depthless: So deep that it can't be measured 

Fabulation: .Novels that in the style of magical realism and do not follow the traditional sense of realism

Pastiche: Imitating a style of an artist or work 

Bricolage: something constructed or created from a diverse range of sources 

Aleatory: depending on the throw of a dice or on chance; random


Fig 1: http://www.lacasayouth.com/the-postmodern-jesus/

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