ABSTRACT
The postmodern era of the late twentieth century is a highly debated topic among academics, not just as historic periodization but also as an identifiable design movement (which many say continues today). To some chroniclers, postmodernism is the cultural expression associated with a very specific period of time beginning in the 1950s, through the turn of the century. The cultural work of this period includes a wide range of fields, including: literature, linguistics, philosophy, sociology, religion, history, music, and anthropology. Postmodern social movements and characteristics are well known: feminism, post-structuralism, pluralism, cultural relativism, and the end of paradigmatic meta-narratives. The postmodern here refers to a continuing critique of Enlightenment attitudes that challenge dominant structures of modernism, science and theology. To others, such as Frederic Jameson and David Harvey, the postmodern is synonymous with the period of late capitalism, often associated with consumer perspectives, globalization, neo-Marxism, and multinational corporate interests.
