Overview

On the current battlefield of cultural criticism and production, no term has been more vigorously contested than 'postmodernism'. Defying clear definition, yet persisting as an indispensable category, it has become one of the central topics in the theory and practice of contemporary culture. Postmodernism and Its Discontents collects some of the major theoretical statements in this debate, including the key intervention of Fredric Jameson, and pits them against original contributions by a range of younger writers who explore the terrain of postmodernism in a variety of cultural practices. Essays on poetry and punk culture, recent American fiction, rock videos, Hollywood and foreign film, and sports and soap operas complement more directly theoretical pieces which tackle, to repeat the title of one essay, 'what is at stake in the debate on postmodernism.' Above all, this collection is distinguished by its steadfast refusal to elide the determinate political issues posed by postmodernism. Each of the essays insists upon the materiality of cultural production, locating various post-modernist practices in the social conditions of contemporary life, including the overarching structures of gender and class.

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Author:   E Ann Kaplan ,  Mike Davis ,  William Galperin ,  David E James
Publisher:   Verso Books
Imprint:   Verso Books
Edition:   4th ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.60cm
Weight:   0.331kg
ISBN:  

9780860919254

ISBN 10:   0860919250
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   17 November 1988
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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A savvy and sophisticated collection contributing significantly to the current debate on postmodernism and oppositional politics, whether Marxist or feminist. The authors' emphasis on contemporary film and popular culture is especially welcome. -- Susan Rubin Suleiman, Harvard University

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E. Ann Kaplan is Professor of English and Comparative Literature and Director of the Humanities Institute at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. She is the author most recently of Rocking Around the Clock: Music Television, Postmodernism and Consumer Culture.

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