Sunday, January 24, 2010
Postmodernism is...?
Okay guys, looks like it's time for a discussion about Postmodernism. Hooray, right? Sure.. So, what is Postmodernism, exactly? It's... a lot of things. Or, really, it's not. There's a lot that it's not. It's without centers, without reason, without truth, science, reality, or anything, really. It's not modernism. It's more... chaos, insanity. I dunno, I'm just rambling, already. Yup, pretty much. Postmodernism is all about getting away from all the ideas that once were. According to Postmodernism, there is no one source of anything, no center idea for anything to be based on, or something... It rejects the idea of metanarratives, or grand narratives, instead arguing that everything is made up of a number of smaller narratives. That idea, though, that there are no grand narratives, is a grand narrative in and of itself. A bit of a contradiction there. That happens a lot in the concepts of Postmodernism, though. Contradictions, I mean. It's basically the definition of defining things by not defining them, which means you can't define Postmodernism, which not only creates a paradox, but means this supposed attempt of mine to say just what Postmodernism is is an impossible task. Hooray for us, right? Okay, I guess it's time for a subject change...ish? Well, there was another bit in that Postmodernism book we've been reading all semester, all about Others, and binary opposites, and the like. That there will always be marginalization, and centralization, although no centers...hmm. Anyway, with opposites, one will be focused on at any point in time, and the other will become pushed aside, lessened, marginalized. Pretty much, it's impossible to not be marginalizing something. So says Postmodernism. Anyways, there's a whole lot more about Postmodernism, and I'm not really sure how well I even explained the concepts that I attempted to mention, but... I think that's about how much I'm going to say. Postmodernism, is pretty crazy if you think about it too much, so I don't think I really will any more right at this moment. Alrighty. Bye byes.
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OK! SOunds like you understand what its about but you just don't know what to say about. I kinda felt the same way when I was writing it. I did define it but you could have gone deep into how it contradicts itself and you could use the books to help you. You could have used any of the books we used this past year. They were all pretty crazy. Also, look at how this postmodernism has helped us in the world. Has it helped us? To me it seems like it has caused more confusing and people are just attacking each for random things. People don]'t like how the world is right now and just have no one to point their finger at. My humble opinion. To me the books helped me understand the concept of it and put t into the words.
ReplyDeleteCathy! You did really good like really really good. I actually liked how you stuck to the text of the actual postmodern book because I felt it worked in your benefit. You utilized th concept of postmodernism not haveing a center and it's contradiction to itself... Which I've never really looked at. Such as it's impossibility to be explained or defined... Because it's true! I also really liked how you talked about postmodernism being against grand narratives when postmodernism is a grand narrative in itself. It was SO interesting to read this blog of yours and you did a great job. :)
ReplyDeleteGreat blog Cathy! You seem to totally have a grasp on this. I really love how you called Postmodernism "chaos." That's kind of what it is. A paradox, a contradition. I mean, it doesn't like metanarratives, but it is a metanarrative. It has BOOKS written about it. And, anyways, what's so wrong with centers. I mean, in today's society, no one is trying to force people to change persay, but if you have a center in your life that makes you happy and fulfilled, it's natural to want to change people to your viewpoint. And, isn't Postmodernism trying to convince people of ITS viewpoint? Yep a paradox. Nice grasp Cathy! :-)
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