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This article is about the movement. For the condition or state of being, see Postmodernity. For other uses, see Postmodernism (disambiguation). Postmodernism | preceded by Modernism | Postmodernity | * Hypermodernity * Hypermodernism in art * Metamodernism * Post-anarchism * Posthumanism * Postmodernist anthropology * Post-processual archaeology * Postmodern architecture * Postmodern art * Postmodern Christianity * Postmodern dance * Postmodern feminism * Postmodernist film * Postmodern literature * Post-Marxism * Post-materialism * Postmodern music * Postmodern picture book * Postmodern philosophy * Postmodern psychology * Postmodern political science * Postpositivism * Post-postmodernism * Postmodernist school * Postmodern social construction of nature * Postmodern theatre * Post-structuralism * Criticism of postmodernism | * v * t * e |
Postmodernism is in general the era that follows Modernism.[1] It frequently serves as an ambiguous overarching term for skeptical interpretations of culture, literature, art, philosophy, economics, architecture, fiction, and literary criticism. It is also confused with deconstruction and post-structuralism because its usage as a term gained significant popularity at the same time as twentieth-century post-structural thought. Contents * 1 Deconstruction * 2 Postmodernism and Structuralism * 2.1 Post-structuralism * 3 Postmodernism and Post-postmodernism * 4 History of term * 5 Influence on art * 5.1 Architecture * 5.2 Urban planning * 5.3 Literature * 5.4 Music * 6 Influential postmodernist philosophers * 7 Criticisms * 8 See also * 9 References * 10 Further reading * 11 External links |
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