Title: When did the post-modern era begin? : AskHistorians
Headings: When did the post-modern era begin?
When did the post-modern era begin?
When did the post-modern era begin?
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Content: Intellect was for cutting rather than creating, as Foucault put it. This period of time has largely ended. There is still an echo of it remaining in some parts of higher education; but mostly seen in social movements ignited by those theorists (Feminism, Queer Theory, Critical Race Studies, etc.) Personally, I still see distrust for ideologies and moral arguments throughout our society. I also believe consumer-capitalism has largely displaced the humanities as irrelevant because of this age (among other things). What good came out of the mood is largely up for debate, and usually dependent on who you ask. A lot of critique of social norms, such as sex and gender, did stem from the tradition; however contemporary studies are moving away from their postmodern since they lack substantial foundations. Power Theory in political and social science could be seen as windfall from this time.