TY - BOOK AU - Lucy,Niall AU - Hartley,John (ed) AU - Thwaites,Tony AU - Hartley,John AU - Colebrook,Claire AU - Tofts,Darren AU - Briggs,Robert AU - Wark,McKenzie TI - DICTIONARY OF POSTMODERNISM SN - 9781405150774 (Hardback) U1 - 801.95 PY - 2016////01/01 CY - UL PB - Wiley-Blackwell KW - Postmodernism (Literature) KW - Literature KW - Criticism KW - Postmodernism KW - Philosophy, Modern KW - LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory KW - Dictionaries KW - History and criticism KW - Theory, etc KW - History KW - 20th century KW - bisacsh N1 - A Dictionary of Postmodernism presents an authoritative A-Z of the critical terms and central figures related to the origins and evolution of postmodernist theory and culture. Explores the names and ideas that have come to define the postmodern condition – from Baudrillard, Jameson, and Lyotard, to the concepts of deconstruction, meta-narrative, and simulation – alongside less canonical topics such as dialogue and punk Includes essays by the late Niall Lucy, a leading expert in postmodernism studies, and by other noted scholars who came together to complete and expand upon his last work Spans a kaleidoscope of postmodernism perspectives, addressing its lovers and haters; its movers and shakers such as Derrida; its origins in modernism and semiotics, and its outlook for the future Features a series of brief essays rather than fixed definitions of the key ideas and arguments Engaging and thought-provoking, this is at once a scholarly guide and enduring reference for the field; Includes bibliographical references (pages [196]-212) and index; Preface -- Notes on contributors -- Description -- Introduction -- Dictionary: Barthes / Tony Thwaites -- Baudrillard / Niall Lucy -- Cultural studies / John Hartley -- Culture / Niall Lucy -- Deconstruction / Claire Colebrook -- Deleuze, Guattari / Claire Colebrook -- Derrida / Tony Thwaites -- Dialogue / John Hartley -- Differend / Niall Lucy -- Discourse / Robert Briggs -- Eco / John Hartley -- Essence / Robert Briggs -- Foucault / Robert Briggs -- Globalization / John Hartley -- Habermas / Claire Colebrook -- Hassan / Darren Tofts -- Hyperreality / Robert Briggs -- Jameson / Niall Lucy -- Jencks / John Hartley -- Lacan / Tony Thwaites -- Lyotard / Niall Lucy -- Metanarrative / Niall Lucy -- Minor/itarian / Niall Lucy -- Modernism / Niall Lucy -- Modernity Niall Lucy -- New media / McKenzie Wark -- Paraliterature / Darren Tofts -- Phrase Claire Colebrook -- Poststructuralism / Tony Thwaites -- Punk / McKenzie Wark -- Remix / Darren Tofts -- Representation / Darren Tofts -- Ronell / Claire Colebrook -- Semiotics / Niall Lucy and John Hartley -- Simulation / Niall Lucy -- Situationism / McKenzie Wark -- Sokal affair / McKenzie Wark -- Transcendental signified / Robert Briggs -- Truth / Tony Thwaites -- Žižek / Tony Thwaites N2 - "A useful and authoritative A-Z of the critical terms, concepts, and central figures related to the origins and evolution of postmodernist theory and culture"-- ER -