A Dictionary of Postmodernism

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John Wiley & Sons, Dec 2, 2015 - Literary Criticism - 248 pages

A Dictionary of Postmodernism presents an authoritative A-Z of the critical terms and central figures related to the origins and evolution of postmodernist theory and culture.

  • Explores the names and ideas that have come to define the postmodern condition – from Baudrillard, Jameson, and Lyotard, to the concepts of deconstruction, meta-narrative, and simulation – alongside less canonical topics such as dialogue and punk
  • Includes essays by the late Niall Lucy, a leading expert in postmodernism studies, and by other noted scholars who came together to complete and expand upon his last work
  • Spans a kaleidoscope of postmodernism perspectives, addressing its lovers and haters; its movers and shakers such as Derrida; its origins in modernism and semiotics, and its outlook for the future
  • Features a series of brief essays rather than fixed definitions of the key ideas and arguments
  • Engaging and thought-provoking, this is at once a scholarly guide and enduring reference for the field
 

Contents

Essence Robert Briggs
62
Globalization John Hartley
80
Jencks Charles John Hartley
105
Minoritarian Niall Lucy
128
Paraliterature Darren Tofts
148
Ronell Avital Claire Colebrook
164
Situationism McKenzie Wark
182
References
196
Index
213
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About the author (2015)

Niall Lucy was Professor of Critical Theory at Curtin University and founding co-editor of the international journal Ctrl-Z: New Media Philosophy. His numerous books include Postmodern Literary Theory: An Introduction (Wiley Blackwell, 1997), A Derrida Dictionary (Wiley Blackwell, 2004), Pomo Oz: Fear and Loathing Downunder (2010), and The Ballad of Moondyne Joe (with John Kinsella, 2012). A leading figure in Derrida studies and postmodernism, Lucy died in 2014.

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