what are some texts to better understand the goal of post modernism?
>>7983694
Seconded, someone plz respond
weird for the sake of weird
>>7983694
Lyotard, artard
The only "goal" of post-modernism is the continued asphyxiation of society via demoralization.
>>7983722
This.
La Condition Postmoderne.
Postmodernism is a very vague and nebulous concept. It's also overrated.
>>7983694
There is no 'goal' of post modernism.
Post-modernism is situated *inside* modernism and not after it. Because post-modernism does away with a concept of chronology/teleology.
If modernism is characterised by the failure and success of the 'enlightenment project' then post modernism is characterised by showing what a red herring it was.
Post modernism is the anathema of 'purpose/goal/meaning'.
>>7984955
>postmodernism does away with chronology/teleology
how
in my mind post modernism is basically defined by those two things
>>7984962
Why don't you read some postmodern texts and find out?
>>7984962
Post modernism accepts there are no externalities in which to save us.
There are no 'primary anchoring firmaments' that we can accept.
e.g. God, the Church, the State, morality, fate, the laws of life, the people, the future, Reason.
The future / history / teleology provide no help, it is untenable.
Hence why the post-modern 'period' is the last period and lives inside the modern period.
I think the enlightenment project has failed, namely that Reason will give us salvation. It wont and the only thing left is a radically new way of thought.
To put this another way: post modern art is the pure epitome of 'art for arts sake' / 'art has no purpose / use'.
This is why a lot of people dont consider it art yet that very notion does nothing but validate it (not that it seeks validation).
>>7984985
Also this
Or look at art (pic related)
>>7983729
Why? Is it because postmodernists think people are degenerating?
based roy
>>7984955
Post-modernism is not inside of modernism.....
There's only been 2 significant structures of literature ever Classical (or Traditional or however you want to phrase it) and Post-Modern. Modernism was still a part of the Classical period, but transitioning us into post-modern ideas, things like Ulysses sex scenes paving the way for the influence of porn on post-modernism is just the first that comes to mind.
Classical ( including Modernism, and Transitional authors, i.e. Nabokov, Beckett, Borges) and Post-Modernism are the only two major forms we have, also a part of this is the fact that these aren't linear, Tristram Shandy and Don Quixote could be said to fit the Post-Modern framework despite being in what we think of as the post-WW2 time period.
>>7983694
The Protocols of the Elders of Zion
>>7987167
Alright buddy.
>>7987076
I'm >>7986416 not >>7984996
I wouldn't say its my own because there seems to be a lot of agreement about this from fellow academics but I can't point to any papers at this second that make this same claim. This isn't to say that there aren't distinct styles, movements or periods within both of them. I could keep going if there's any questions about something that needs to be cleared up.
