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@unforth-ninawaters replied to your post

As someone who kinda hates post modernism…its still an important artistic and intellectual movement that has been critical in advancing our approach to history and culture

Absolutely. Love it or leave but postmodernism has been absolutely crucial to our developments of critical theory, the way we study history, feminism, culture, and philosophy. Like, it’s just the nature of the way we begin to understand and relate to the world after something as massive and earth shattering as WW2. It has flaws, sure, and it’s not of interest to everyone all the time, but that doesn’t mean it’s just a load of crap. 

I’m pretty sure this BS comes from the misinterpretation that postmodernism is “meaningless” and means “nothing matters and I can do what I want with everything”. Which it doesn’t but no one picks up a book anymore or does the slightest bit of research before trying to argue concepts. 

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@ijudgeusohard replied to your post

I feel like post modernism was thought up by people who can’t create anything but still want to own it.

I am so sorry that your encounters with art, literature, philosophy, music, and world history classes has left you with this impression.

Western civilization goes through phases.  Ideas and concepts are sparked and they spread through everything in the creative spectrum, from typography to architecture.  The Enlightenment gave birth to Modernism, and Postmodernism sprouted off as a reaction and counter; that is, an era that praised logic and man’s intelligence and potential and looked for potential utopia ran smack dab into the Industiral Revolution, shortly followed by World War I and World War II.

Postmodernism isn’t just “I get to interpret things however I like” in fandom and literature.  It’s a philosophy of skepticism and subjectivity, born from an era where suddenly nothing was as certain as it seemed.

Excuse me, what? Postmodernism was thoughy up by people who can’t create anything? Well fuck, I guess someone needs to dig up Heller and Vonnegut tell them they’re uncreative hacks.

A large portion of everything written post WW2 is postmodern. Supernatural with its Man v Fate, Man v God (literally textually The Author), Humanism Wins message IS postmodern.

Postmodernism wasn’t created on tumblr. Postmodernism is old.