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" Postmodernism for beginners / "
Jim Powell.
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BL
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965696
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b720066
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| Main Entry
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Powell, Jim,1946-
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Postmodernism for beginners /\ Jim Powell.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Writers and Readers Pub.,, ©1998.
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| Series Statement
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Writers and Readers ;; 98
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163 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm
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086316188X
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: 9780863161889
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0861316188X
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 158-159) and index.
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| Contents
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I. What is modernism? -- II. What is postmodernism? -- Ihab Hassan -- Jean-Francois Lyotard -- Discourse, figure -- The Postmodern condition -- Frederic Jameson -- Postmodernism; or the cultural logic of late capitalism -- Jean Baudrillard -- Early writings -- "The orders of Simulacra" -- In the shadow of the silent majorities -- On seduction -- America -- The ecstasy of communication -- III. Modernist architecture -- IV. Postmodern architecture and art -- Charles Jencks -- V. Poststructuralism -- Michael Foucault (and Baudrilard on Foucault) -- Jacques Derrida -- deconstruction -- Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari -- David Harvey -- The condition of postmodernity -- VI. Postmodern artifacts -- Blade Runner -- Cyborgs -- Cyberpunk -- Neuromancer -- Teledidonics, audioanimatronic paparazzi & nano-rovers -- Madonna -- Untitled film stills (Cindy Sherman) -- MTV -- Barbie-art -- Blue velvet -- Wings of desire -- VII. Postmodern environmentalism -- VIII. What is Postmodernism (in retrospect) -- References.
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Arts, Modern-- 20th century.
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Philosophy, Modern-- 20th century.
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Postmodernism.
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Arts, Modern.
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Philosophy, Modern.
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Postmodernism.
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149.97
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194
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B831.2.P69 1998
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