Definition of Postmodernism

1. Noun. Genre of art and literature and especially architecture in reaction against principles and practices of established modernism.

Generic synonyms: Genre

Definition of Postmodernism

1. Noun. Any style in art, architecture, literature, philosophy, etc., that reacts against an earlier modernist movement. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Postmodernism

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Postmodernism

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Literary usage of Postmodernism

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Theoretical Perspectives on Gender and Development by Jane L. Parpart, Patricia Connelly, Eudine Barriteau (2000)
"Feminists have reacted to postmodernism in various ways. ... They emphasize the similarities and compatibilities of feminism and postmodernism — both, ..."

2. Theoretical Perspectives on Gender and Development by Jane L. Parpart, Patricia Connelly, Eudine Barriteau (2000)
"Feminists have reacted to postmodernism in various ways. ... They emphasize the similarities and compatibilities of feminism and postmodernism — both, ..."

3. The Urban Condition: Space, Community, and Self in the Contemporary Metropolis by Ghent Urban Studies Team (1999)
"In his seminal essay "postmodernism, or, The Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism," Jameson claims that "categories of time have been replaced by categories of ..."

4. The Socius of Architecture: Amsterdam, Tokyo, New York by Arie Graafland (2000)
"He also makes a distinction between movements such as Deconstructivism, postmodernism and the very nostalgic'Modernism' in contemporary architectural ..."

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