The Metamodern Shift in the Culture Wars
Metamodernism conveys the experience of living in a world in which we feel comfortable oscillating between different perspectives.
Peter Clarke
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A collection of 4 posts
Metamodernism conveys the experience of living in a world in which we feel comfortable oscillating between different perspectives.
Postmodernism is devouring the liberal arts. Such a deeply entrenched cultural problem cannot be solved by top-down intervention.
The celebration of tolerance as an end in itself is a symptom of the shift from self-confident modern liberal democracies to the self-doubting postmodern ones.
Yet, modern art is still portrayed as being avant-garde, defying trends, and sticking it to the establishment.