Postmodernism for Beginners

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By Jim Powell

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Postmodernism for Beginners by Jim Powell offers a clear and accessible introduction to the complex ideas of postmodernism. The book presents postmodernism not as meaningless intellectual games but as a response to the failure of Enlightenment ideals, portraying it as a set of 'maps' to navigate a rapidly changing world. Key thinkers like Foucault, Derrida, Baudrillard, and Jameson are explained along with postmodern culture and phenomena such as media, cyberpunk, and ecological concerns.
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If you are like most people, you're not sure what Postmodernism is. And if this were like most books on the subject, it probably wouldn't tell you. Besides what a few grumpy critics claim, Postmodernism is not a bunch of meaningless intellectual mind games. On the contrary, it is a reaction to the most profound spiritual and philosophical crisis of our time—the failure of the Enlightenment.

Jim Powell takes the position that Postmodernism is a series of "maps" that help people find their way through a changing world. Postmodernism for Beginners features the thoughts of Foucault on power and knowledge, Jameson on mapping the postmodern, Baudrillard on the media, Harvey on time-space compression, Derrida on deconstruction, and Deleuze and Guattari on rhizomes.

The book also discusses postmodern artifacts such as Madonna, cyberpunk, Buddhist ecology, and teledildonics.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781934389096

Publisher: For Beginners

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 21 August 2007

Country: United States

Imprint: For Beginners

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Illustrated by Joe Lee

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 176

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Jim Powell Non-Fiction Philosophy & Psychology Philosophy & Stoicism Series: For Beginners

About the Author

Jim Powell lives in Santa Barbara, California where he enjoys surfing, writing, playing piano, and painting. His other books include Mandalas: The Dynamics of Vedic Symbolism, Energy and Eros, The Tao of Symbolism, Eastern Philosophy For Beginners, Derrida For Beginners, and Postmodernism For Beginners. Jim has a Master's Degree in Religious Studies with an emphasis on Sanskrit and Indology. His thesis was on Vedic mythology. He also holds a Master's Degree in English Literature and wrote a thesis on Mark Twain's relationship with the Mississippi River..
Joe Lee is an illustrator, cartoonist, writer, and clown. With a degree from Indiana University centering on Medieval History, Joe is also a graduate of Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey's Clown College and the author and illustrator of Greek Mythology For Beginners and Dante For Beginners. Visit him at joeleeillustrator.com