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The Cambridge companion to postmodernism / edited by Steven Connor.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Cambridge companions to literaturePublisher: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004Description: xii, 237 pISBN:
  • 0521640520
  • 0521648408 (pb.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 149.97 22
LOC classification:
  • B831.2 .C36 2004
Contents:
Introduction / Steven Connor -- 1. Postmodernism and philosophy / Paul Sheehan -- 2. Postmodernism and film / Catherine Constable -- 3. Postmodernism and literature / Steven Connor -- 4. Postmodernism and art : postmodernism now and again / Stephen Melville -- 5. Postmodernism and performance / Philip Auslander -- 6. Postmodernism and space / Julian Murphet -- 7. Science, technology, and postmodernism / Ursula K. Heise -- 8. Postmodernism and post-religion / Philippa Berry -- 9. Postmodernism and ethics against the metaphysics of comprehension / Robert Eaglestone -- 10. Law and justice in postmodernity / Costas Douzinas.
Summary: "The Cambridge Companion to Postmodernism offers a comprehensive introduction to postmodernism. The Companion examines the different aspects of postmodernist thought and culture that have had a significant impact on contemporary cultural production and thinking. Topics discussed by experts in the field include postmodernism's relation to modernity, and its significance and relevance to literature, film, law, philosophy, architecture, religion and modern cultural studies. The volume also includes a useful guide to further reading and a chronology. This is an essential aid for students and teachers from a range of disciplines interested in postmodernism in all its incarnations. Accessible and comprehensive, this Companion addresses the many issues surrounding this elusive, enigmatic and often controversial topic."--Publisher description.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Steven Connor -- 1. Postmodernism and philosophy / Paul Sheehan -- 2. Postmodernism and film / Catherine Constable -- 3. Postmodernism and literature / Steven Connor -- 4. Postmodernism and art : postmodernism now and again / Stephen Melville -- 5. Postmodernism and performance / Philip Auslander -- 6. Postmodernism and space / Julian Murphet -- 7. Science, technology, and postmodernism / Ursula K. Heise -- 8. Postmodernism and post-religion / Philippa Berry -- 9. Postmodernism and ethics against the metaphysics of comprehension / Robert Eaglestone -- 10. Law and justice in postmodernity / Costas Douzinas.

"The Cambridge Companion to Postmodernism offers a comprehensive introduction to postmodernism. The Companion examines the different aspects of postmodernist thought and culture that have had a significant impact on contemporary cultural production and thinking. Topics discussed by experts in the field include postmodernism's relation to modernity, and its significance and relevance to literature, film, law, philosophy, architecture, religion and modern cultural studies. The volume also includes a useful guide to further reading and a chronology. This is an essential aid for students and teachers from a range of disciplines interested in postmodernism in all its incarnations. Accessible and comprehensive, this Companion addresses the many issues surrounding this elusive, enigmatic and often controversial topic."--Publisher description.

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