Beyond Postmodernism: Toward an Aesthetic of Trust
Abstract
My theme is the evolution of postmodernism, or rather, our own evolution in postmodern times. Since I owe readers clarity and concision, which have all but abandoned us in academe, let me focus the issue at the start. What lies beyond postmodernism? Of course, no one knows; we hardly know what postmodernism was. But questions have a way of inveigling an answer. I will offer a double response in the form of two, major intertwined themes: postmodernism expands into geopolitical postmodernity while seeking to become a postmodernism not of suspicion but of trust.
The braided strands of this proposition may define the cultural code of our moment. How?
The braided strands of this proposition may define the cultural code of our moment. How?