1st Edition
by Niall Lucy (Author)
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
