Postmodernism

The term "postmodernism" remained common in our contemporary society over the past decade, but how can it be defined? In this book from the "Very Short Introduction" series, Christopher Butler explores the most important postmodern ideas, and their connection to theory, literature, visual arts, films, architecture, and music. He also talks about artists, intellectuals, critics, and social science specialists, all as "members of a fragile disorganized political party" — including members such as Cindy Sherman, Salman Rushdie, Jacques Derrida, Walter Aesch, and Richard Rorty — and thus presents us with a highly engaging theoretical framework that reveals the secrets of the "postmodern condition"; starting from the phenomenon of politicizing museum culture, to the doctrine of political correctness.