Postmodernism Quotes

38 Postmodernism quotes by 30 unique authors

what exactly is postmodernism, except modernism without the anxiety? — Jonathan Lethem
...one of those very bad men that not even postmodernism can explain away. — Junot Diaz
The study of history is a powerful antidote to contemporary arrogance. It is humbling to discover how many of our glib assumptions, which seem to… — Paul Johnson
Amusing and perfectly self-conscious charlatans. — Noam Chomsky
As an experienced editor, I disapprove of flashbacks, foreshadowings, and tricksy devices; they belong in the 1980s with M.A.s in postmodernism and chaos theory. — David Mitchell
Postmodernism came nowhere close in quality to Modernism at its apogee, not least because that later style wholly lacked the social impetus that animated the… — Martin Filler
By 1970, the first stirrings of the revolt against Modernist orthodoxy in architecture had been felt, although it would be several years more until Postmodernism… — Martin Filler
Postmodernism was a reaction to modernism. Where modernism was about objectivity, postmodernism was about subjectivity. Where modernism sought a singular truth, postmodernism sought the multiplicity… — Miguel Syjuco
I confess I take perverse delight as a theologian in the controversies surrounding postmodernism. — Stanley Hauerwas
Japanese horror films take the business of being frightening seriously. There is no attempt at postmodernism or humour. They are incredibly melancholy, with a strong… — Jane Goldman
Postmodernism cost literature its audience. — Scott Turow
In Modernism, reality used to validate media. In Postmodernism, the media validate reality. If you don't believe this, just think how many times you've described… — Brad Holland
Postmodernism refuses to privilege any one perspective, and recognizes only difference, never inequality, only fragments, never conflict. — Unknown Author

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