Beyond postmodernisM : onto the postcontemporary / edited by Christopher K. Brooks.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brooks, Christopher K., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Postmodernism.

Post-postmodernism.

Philosophy, Modern--21st century.

Philosophy, Modern.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 p.)

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Beyond Postmodernism: Onto the Postcontemporary is a collection designed to provide the reader with an alternative to viewing the world through the lens of Postmodernism. Contributors to this collection utilize and define such critical tools as transhumanism, post-post theory, posthumanism, and postcontemporary theory. Other essays focus on interpreting texts or genres, yielding impressive conclusions that were ""beyond"" the scope of postmodern discourse. Eclectic in nature, while examining wo...

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF IMAGES; LIST OF TABLES; INTRODUCTION; TO BE BORN IS TO DIE; EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD; WE HAVE NEVER BEEN GENDERED; LANGUAGE AND LITERATUREIN TRANSHUMANISM; AUTO-MODERNITY AFTER POSTMODERNISM; METAFICTIONIN THE POST-TECHNOLOGICAL AGE; THE MOST DANGEROUS PHILOSOPHERIN THE WEST-TO HIMSELF?SLAVOJ ŽIŽEK AND THE PERILSOF GOING PUBLIC; DEFINING THE POSTCONTEMPORARY MOMENT; AFTERWORD; BIBLIOGRAPHY; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 13, 2014).

ISBN:

1-4438-6358-0

OCLC:

883570797