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  • As Mark Athitakis characterizes his line of thinking, Genoways argues that "Postmodernism is dead, but it persists, which means nobody wants to write fiction about Iraq, which means university-based literary journals are dying, but to solve that writers need to move away from academia."

    January 2010 2010

  • As Mark Athitakis characterizes his line of thinking, Genoways argues that "Postmodernism is dead, but it persists, which means nobody wants to write fiction about Iraq, which means university-based literary journals are dying, but to solve that writers need to move away from academia."

    Rescuing Public Discourse 2010

  • As Mark Athitakis characterizes his line of thinking, Genoways argues that "Postmodernism is dead, but it persists, which means nobody wants to write fiction about Iraq, which means university-based literary journals are dying, but to solve that writers need to move away from academia."

    Writing and Publishing 2010

  • Postmodernism is terribly dodgy if you take it too far: clearly we all have very real needs and experiences.

    Postmodernism and structuralism: a taster 2009

  • The distinction you make here between Modernism and Postmodernism is right on the money.

    Gecko's Feet, Redux Heather McDougal 2008

  • Postmodernism is just chickenshit pretend Modernism (No! No! Don't take me seriously; I'm just being ludic; it's all ironic).

    The Eternal Moment of Modernity Hal Duncan 2007

  • Terry Heaton's quote at the top of his blog sums it up pretty well: Postmodernism is a change-or-be-changed world.

    June 2007 Maxine 2007

  • Postmodernism is the belief in complete open interpretation.

    Apparently... Hal Duncan 2005

  • Postmodernism is the belief in complete open interpretation.

    Archive 2005-05-01 Hal Duncan 2005

  • The group's use of clashing colors and preposterous shapes was inspired by historical styles, comics and kitsch, and it quickly became a symbol of the movement in the applied arts known as Postmodernism.

    A Wild and Crazy Movement Lives Again J.S. Marcus 2011

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