Title: 18 Characteristics of Postmodernism - Simplicable
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18 Characteristics of Postmodernism
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18 Characteristics of Postmodernism
posted by John Spacey, August 06, 2019
Postmodernism is a rejection of the very idea of objectivity and universal truisms in favor of subjective experience and flexible realities. This is a broad movement in social sciences, art and architecture that is still emerging such that it is notoriously difficult to define. Practically any venturesome liberal idea that has emerged since 1970 has been labeled as postmodern such that it lacks consistency and cohesion as a school of thought. The following are broad characteristics that can be ascribed to postmodernism. Relativism
Rejection of the very idea that universal truths exist. Rejection of Objectivity
A rejection of the existence of objectivity and sense that historical and current truisms are simply imposed by oppressive power structures. Facts may be viewed as tools of oppression invented by the system or simply as meaningless and flexible trivia. Complexity
A rejection of the minimalism that characterized modern art and architecture. Abstraction
Embrace of jargon and complex theories that are heavily abstracted with many conceptual layers such that they are almost impossible to communicate in plain language. Power Structures
Postmodern theory tends to view history, society, culture and language as imposed by oppressive power structures.