Postmodern theory

The term Abjection literally means "the state of being cast out." In contemporary critical theory, it is often used to describe the state of often-marginalized groups, such as women or homosexuals. This term originated in the works of Julia Kristeva. Often, the term space of abjection is also used, referring to a space that abjected things or beings inhabit. ...more on Wikipedia about "Abjection"

Bruno Latour (born June 1947, Beaune, France) is a French sociologist of science best known for his books We Have Never Been Modern, Laboratory Life, and Science in Action, describing the process of scientific research from the perspective of social construction based on field observations of working scientists. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bruno Latour"

Cyborg theory was created by Donna Haraway in order to critique traditional notions of feminism. She uses the metaphor of a cyborg in order to construct a postmodern feminism that moves beyond dualisms and moves beyond the limitations of traditional gender, feminism, and politics. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cyborg theory"

The term deconstruction was coined by French philosopher Jacques Derrida in the 1960s and is used in contemporary humanities and social sciences to denote a philosophy of meaning that deals with the ways that meaning is constructed and understood by writers, texts, and readers. One way of understanding the term is that it involves discovering, recognizing, and understanding the underlying — and unspoken and implicit — assumptions, ideas, and frameworks that form the basis for thought and belief. It has various shades of meaning in different areas of study and discussion, and is, by its very nature, difficult to define without depending on "un-deconstructed" concepts. ...more on Wikipedia about "Deconstruction"

(Deconstruction/Draft) Deconstruction is a term in philosophy and literary criticism most closely associated with the work of Jacques Derrida, although the term does not originate in Derrida in a strict sense. Perhaps the two most formative influences on deconstruction are the work of Martin Heidegger and Sigmund Freud. Derrida's earliest work was a series of essays printed in the early 1960s which were collected into the book L'écriture and le difference (Writing and Difference), which appeared in 1967 with two monographs, De la grammatologie (Of Grammatology) and La voix and la phénomène (Speech and Phenomena). These works (in particular the essays "Force and Signification," "Cogito and the History of Madness," and " Structure, Sign, and Play in the Discourse of the Human Sciences") included a major re-evaluation of the structuralist movement then dominant in French academe and may be considered poststructuralism avant la lettre. ...more on Wikipedia about "Deconstruction/Draft"

For Michel Foucault (1926-84), discontinuity and continuity reflect the flow of history and the fact that some, "things are no longer perceived, described, expressed, characterised, classified, and known in the same way" from one era to the next. (1994). ...more on Wikipedia about "Discontinuity (Postmodernism)"

Ecosophy, and ecophilosophy, are neologisms formed by contracting the phrase ecological philosophy. Ecosophy refers to philosophies which have a predominant ecocentric or biocentric perspective such as ecofeminism, social ecology, and deep ecology. Meaning " ecological wisdom," the term was coined by Norwegian philosopher and mountaineer, Arne Naess. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ecosophy" This text is made on shortopedia shortopedia

Emmanuel Lévinas ( January 12, 1906 - December 25, 1995) was a Jewish philosopher born in Kovno, Lithuania, who moved to France, where he wrote most of his works. In his youth he had received a traditional Jewish education, including Talmud. He was naturalized in 1930. ...more on Wikipedia about "Emmanuel Lévinas"

Pierre-Félix Guattari ( 1930 - 1992) was a French pioneer of institutional psychotherapy, as well as the founder of both Schizoanalysis and the science of Ecosophy. ...more on Wikipedia about "Félix Guattari"

George Landow is Professor of English and Art History at Brown University. He is an early Electronic literature critic and theorist, as well as a pioneer in the analysis of hypertext and hypermedia. He is also is the founder and current webmaster of The Victorian Web ** , The Contemporary, Postcolonial, & Postimperial Literature in English web ** , and The Cyberspace, Hypertext, & Critical Theory web ** . ...more on Wikipedia about "George Landow"

Georges Bataille ( September 16, 1897 – July 9, 1962) was a French writer, anthropologist and philosopher, though he avoided this last term himself. ...more on Wikipedia about "Georges Bataille"

Gilles Deleuze ( January 18, 1925 - November 4, 1995 (pron. [ ]), French philosopher of the late 20th century. From the early 1960s until his death, Deleuze wrote many influential works on philosophy, literature, film, and fine art. His most popular books were the two volumes of Capitalism and Schizophrenia: Anti-Oedipus (1972) and A Thousand Plateaus (1980), both co-written with Félix Guattari. His books Difference and Repetition (1968) and The Logic of Sense (1969) led Michel Foucault to declare that "one day, perhaps, this century will be called Deleuzian." (Deleuze, for his part, said Foucault's comment was "just a crack intended to make those people who love us laugh and to make the others rage.") ...more on Wikipedia about "Gilles Deleuze"

Hyperreality (not to be confused with surrealism) is a concept in semiotics and postmodern philosophy. The most famous hyperrealists include Jean Baudrillard, Daniel Boorstin, and Umberto Eco. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hyperreality"

Intertextuality is a relationship between two or more texts that quote from one another, allude to one another, or otherwise connect. In the work of Roland Barthes, intertextuality is the concept that the meaning of an artistic work does not reside in that work, but in the viewers. In the work of Julia Kristeva (who coined the term in 1966), intertextuality suggests the interdependence of texts, the continual deferment of meaning through and between texts. ...more on Wikipedia about "Intertextuality"

Jacques Derrida ( July 15, 1930 – October 8, 2004) was an Algerian-born French literary critic and philosopher of Jewish descent, most often referenced as the founder of " deconstruction." His work had a significant impact on continental philosophy and on literary theory, particularly through his long-time association with the literary critic Paul de Man; though the reception of deconstruction in literary criticism is not universally agreed to be consonant with Derrida's work. Derrida also referenced analytic philosophy in his work, particularly the work of J. L. Austin. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jacques Derrida"

Jacques Derrida ( July 15, 1930 – October 8, 2004) was an Algerian-born French literary critic and philosopher of Jewish descent, considered the first to develop " deconstruction" after it emerged in the work of Martin Heidegger. He is often called the founder of deconstruction. This work had a significant impact on philosophy and literary theory, particularly through his long-time association with the literary critic Paul de Man; though much of the reception of deconstruction in literary criticism is not agreed to be consonant with Derrida's work. Derrida also referenced analytic philosophy in his work, particularly the work of J. L. Austin. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jacques Derrida/Draft"

Jean-François Lyotard ( August 10 1924- April 21 1998) was a French philosopher and literary theorist. Among other things, he is well-known for his articulation of postmodernism after the late 1970s. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jean-François Lyotard"

Julia Kristeva (born 24 June 1941) is a Bulgarian philosopher, psychoanalyst, feminist, and, most recently, novelist, who has lived in France since the mid- 1960s. Her works have an important place in post-structuralist thought. ...more on Wikipedia about "Julia Kristeva"

In critical theory, and particularly postmodernism, a metanarrative is a grand overarching account, or all-encompassing story, which is thought to give order to the historical record. The term is best known for its use by Jean-François Lyotard in the following quotation: "Simplifying to the extreme, I define postmodern as incredulity towards metanarratives" (1984). By this, Lyotard meant that the postmodern condition is characterized by an increasingly widespread skepticism toward metanarratives, such as the unique status of the individual, the boundedness of information, and the march of progress, that are thought to have given order and meaning to Western thought during modernity. ...more on Wikipedia about "Metanarrative"

Michael Joyce (b. 1945) is Professor of English at Vassar College. He is also an important author and critic of hypertext fiction and Electronic literature. ...more on Wikipedia about "Michael Joyce"

Michel Foucault ( October 15, 1926 – June 26, 1984) was a French philosopher who held a chair at the Collège de France, which he gave the title "The History of Systems of Thought." His writings have had an enormous impact on other scholarly work: Foucault's influence extends across the humanities and social sciences, and across many applied and professional areas of study. ...more on Wikipedia about "Michel Foucault"

Modernity is a term used to describe the condition of being "Modern". Since the term "Modern" is used to describe a wide range of periods, modernity must be taken in context. ...more on Wikipedia about "Modernity"

N. Katherine Hayles is a noted postmodern literary critic and theorist as well as the author of How We Became Posthuman: Virtual Bodies in Cybernetics, Literature and Informatics which won the Rene Wellek Prize for the best book in literary theory for 1998–1999 ** . ...more on Wikipedia about "N. Katherine Hayles"

Next Nature is culturally emerged nature. ...more on Wikipedia about "Next nature"

Nondualism is the belief that dualism or dichotomy are illusory phenomena. Examples of dualisms include self/other, mind/body, male/female, good/evil, active/passive, and many others. A nondual philosophical or religious perspective or theory maintains that there is no fundamental distinction between mind and matter, or that the entire phenomenological world is an illusion (with the reality being described variously as the Void, the Is, Emptiness, or the Mind of God). ...more on Wikipedia about "Nondualism" Made by http://www.shortopedia.com. shortopedia

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