On Monday, November 6, 2006 at 16:56:40 (-0500) Doug Henwood writes: >On Nov 6, 2006, at 4:18 PM, Jim Devine wrote: > >> Doug Henwood wrote: >>> What's "post-modernism"?< >> >> when in doubt, Google: > >Hey, I could have done that - and I've actually read a lot of the >stuff that people classify as "post-modern." And my wife's uncle >Charles Jencks is sometimes credited with coining the term, so it's >in the family even. My point was that the term is used by people who >can't define it on their own, or cite any texts, or arguments, or >writers that fit the bill. It's just a term of abuse.
Judith Butler? Foucault? I don't find much of use in either, try as I might. I'd like to, though. Care to share some illustrative quotes and explain them? Bill
