Introducing Postmodernism - Softcover

Appignanesi, Richard

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9781840460568: Introducing Postmodernism

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ISBN 10: 1840460563 ISBN 13: 9781840460568

Publisher: Icon,Totem Books, 2001

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Traces the pedigrees of postmodernism in art, theory and history, and takes us on a roller-coaster ride through structuralism, semiotics and deconstruction in the company of postmodern icons such as Foucault, Levi-Strauss, Barthes, Derrida, Lacan and Lyotard. It is a crucial guide for anyone fascination or exasperated by postmodernism.

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About the Author:

Richard Appignanesi is the Editorial Director of Icon Books, and the author of many books including Introducing Existentialism and Introducing Freud.

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Uniquely British, this guide takes listeners on a quirky ride from the origins of postmodernism to its present state of influence. Two young British socialites are alternately excited and scandalized by the production's sound-effects-and-music-laden tour of postmodern art, which includes discussion of the artists' motivations and eccentricities, as well as their ground-breaking work. Narrator and cast careen through the philosophy and practice of postmodernism, negotiating humorous twists and audio jokes with flair and clarity. While the young Brits sometimes claim that they'd prefer a nice cup of cocoa to looking at Marcel Duchamp's startling creations, this audiobook manages to entertain and instruct in a distinctly theatric postmodern style. D.J.B. � AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine-- Copyright � AudioFile, Portland, Maine

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