postmodernism
/pəʊstˈmɑdɚnɪzəm/
postmodernism
English
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Definition
Any style in art, architecture, literature, philosophy, etc., that reacts against an earlier modernist movement.
Etymology
From post- + modernism.
Example Sentences
- "The most famous definition of postmodernism is Lyotard's: “I define postmodern as incredulity towards metanarratives.” […] To accept Lyotard's definition of postmodernism is to accept the premise that postmodernism is the first movement since the Enlightenment to think critically about such narratives."
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