Modernism/postmodernismPeter Brooker The concepts of 'Modernism' and 'Postmodernism' constitute the single most dominant issue of twentieth-century literature and culture and are the cause of much debate. In this influential volume, Peter Brooker presents some of the key viewpoints from a variety of major critics and sets these additionally alongside challenging arguments from Third World, Black and Feminist perspectives. His excellent Introduction and detailed headnotes for each section and essay provide an indispensable guide to interpreting the many different opinions, and prove to be valuable contributions in their own right. |
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... production . For that purpose it prefers the discourse of crisis , but also - why not ? - the discourse of desire . ' Take your desires for reality ! ' can be understood as the ultimate slogan of power , for in a nonreferential world ...
... production . For that purpose it prefers the discourse of crisis , but also - why not ? - the discourse of desire . ' Take your desires for reality ! ' can be understood as the ultimate slogan of power , for in a nonreferential world ...
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... production , and overproduction , is the restoration of the real which escapes it . That is why contemporary ' material ' production is itself hyperreal . It retains all the features , the whole discourse of traditional production , but ...
... production , and overproduction , is the restoration of the real which escapes it . That is why contemporary ' material ' production is itself hyperreal . It retains all the features , the whole discourse of traditional production , but ...
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... production - real , has disappeared . And for that matter so has the strike - real too , which is no longer a stoppage of work , but its alternative pole in the ritual scansion of the social calendar . It is as if everyone has ...
... production - real , has disappeared . And for that matter so has the strike - real too , which is no longer a stoppage of work , but its alternative pole in the ritual scansion of the social calendar . It is as if everyone has ...
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traditionalist modernism | 5 |
Have a nice day M Derrida M Baudrillard | 13 |
Jameson and Tomorrowland | 20 |
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