Mamta Kalia
Mamta Kalia Mamta Kalia
Fifth, post-modernists don’t give due importance to history, rather they talk of ‘end of history’ but in practice historical analysis of social reality or even of texts gives an added advantage of knowing the context in the past and linking that with the present. Any social reality cannot be seen fully in the present, as it partly owes to the past, to the memory and to the history of institutions, organisations and societies. Time- space dimensions play a significant role in critical understanding of a social phenomenon or a text- a text requires a context. Finally, most of the post-modernists REFERENCES: 82 :: April-June 2010 deconstruct the text for its understanding but they don’t reconstruct it and thereby delinking- disconnection- leaves a gap or void or vacuum. Deconstruction may be the first phase of understanding but reconstruction is the second, and equally important, phase of understanding in totality. Thus we find that post-modernism has several streams. It has added a new perspective in understanding of a text by giving significance to difference, deconstruction and decentering but its over-emphasis on these concepts leads to an eccentric view ignoring other facets of social life or a text. 1. Anthony Giddens, (1990) “Consequence of Modernity”, Polity Press, Cambridge. 2. J.F. Lyotard, (1984) “The Post-Modern Condition: A Report on Knowledge”, Universiy of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis. 3. Hans Bertens, (1995) “The Idea of the Post Modern:, Routledge, London 4. Rolland Barthes, (1977) “ Image – Music-Text”, Hill and Wang, New York 5. Brenda K. Marshall, (1992), “ Teaching The Post-Modern: Fiction and Theory”, Routledge, London 6. Robert Venturi, (1977) “Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture”, Academy, London. 7. Charles Jenks (1977), “The Language of Post-Modern Architecture”, Academy, London. 8. Heirich Klotz,(1988),” The History of Post Modern Architecture”, MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusettes. 9. Thomas Docherty(ed) (1993), “ Post-Modernism: A Reader”, Harvester Wheatsheaf, Hemel Hempstead 10. J Habermas, (1981) “ Theroy of Communicative Action”
11. J. Baudrillard (1975), “ The Mirror of Production”, Telos Press, St. Louis. 12, Hal Foster(ed) (1983), “ The Anti-Aesthetic: Essays in Post-modern Culture”, Bay Press, Washington. 13. J Baudrillard (ed. Mark Poster), (1988) “Selected Writings”, Stanford University Press, Stanford. 14. Steven Best and Douglas Kellner(1991), “Post-Modern Theory: Critical Interrogations”, Macmillan, London 15. S. Siedman and D.G. Wagner(eds) (1992) “Post-Modernism and Social Theory”, M.A. Blackmell, Oxford. 16. F. Jameson (1991), “ Post-Modernism or The Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism”, Duke University Press, Durham 17. Andrew Ross (1988), “Universal Abandon: The Politics of Post-Modernism”, University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis 18. Subhash Sharma(2009), “Why People Protest: An Analysis of Ecological Movements”, Publications Division, MOIB, GOI,New Delhi. 19. F.J. Schuurman (ed) (1993) “Beyond The Impasse”, Zed Books, London. Subhash Sharma, born 1959, educated in J.N.U., author of ten books including books in English ‘why people protest, dialectics of agrarian development.’ His main interest include culture, environment, education and development. He works in Ministry of Defence and lives in New Delhi. April-June 2010 :: 83
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Fifth, post-modernists don’t give due<br />
importance to history, rather they talk<br />
of ‘end of history’ but in practice historical<br />
analysis of social reality or even of texts<br />
gives an added advantage of knowing<br />
the context in the past and linking that<br />
with the present. Any social reality cannot<br />
be seen fully in the present, as it partly<br />
owes to the past, to the memory and<br />
to the history of institutions,<br />
organisations and societies. Time- space<br />
dimensions play a significant role in<br />
critical understanding of a social<br />
phenomenon or a text- a text requires<br />
a context.<br />
Finally, most of the post-modernists<br />
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deconstruct the text for its understanding<br />
but they don’t reconstruct it and thereby<br />
delinking- disconnection- leaves a gap<br />
or void or vacuum. Deconstruction may<br />
be the first phase of understanding but<br />
reconstruction is the second, and equally<br />
important, phase of understanding in<br />
totality.<br />
Thus we find that post-modernism<br />
has several streams. It has added a new<br />
perspective in understanding of a text<br />
by giving significance to difference,<br />
deconstruction and decentering but its<br />
over-emphasis on these concepts leads<br />
to an eccentric view ignoring other facets<br />
of social life or a text.<br />
1. Anthony Giddens, (1990) “Consequence of Modernity”, Polity Press, Cambridge.<br />
2. J.F. Lyotard, (1984) “The Post-Modern Condition: A Report on Knowledge”,<br />
Universiy of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis.<br />
3. Hans Bertens, (1995) “The Idea of the Post Modern:, Routledge, London<br />
4. Rolland Barthes, (1977) “ Image – Music-Text”, Hill and Wang, New York<br />
5. Brenda K. Marshall, (1992), “ Teaching The Post-Modern: Fiction and Theory”,<br />
Routledge, London<br />
6. Robert Venturi, (1977) “Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture”, Academy,<br />
London.<br />
7. Charles Jenks (1977), “The Language of Post-Modern Architecture”, Academy,<br />
London.<br />
8. Heirich Klotz,(1988),” The History of Post Modern Architecture”, MIT Press,<br />
Cambridge, Massachusettes.<br />
9. Thomas Docherty(ed) (1993), “ Post-Modernism: A Reader”, Harvester Wheatsheaf,<br />
Hemel Hempstead<br />
10. J Habermas, (1981) “ Theroy of Communicative Action”
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