'Postmodernist theory tended to be a very blunt instrument, which resulted in the same general political points being repeated over and over.' Precisely. This is the stultifying orthodoxy at play. Those of us who value literature & scholarship generally must resist this.https://twitter.com/Gil_Ant/status/937280966602530817 …
Not really. If you're not aware of either group in those terms, it probably couldn't be explained on Twitter!
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Fair enough. I'll consult my dictionary...
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I can explain the terms but if you've not been engaging in the conversations about the populist right - https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/02/what-is-populist-trump/516525/ … or the postmodern left https://areomagazine.com/2017/03/27/how-french-intellectuals-ruined-the-west-postmodernism-and-its-impact-explained/ …, you might still be confused. I co-authored this about it:https://areomagazine.com/2017/08/22/a-manifesto-against-the-enemies-of-modernity/ …
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I don't mean this in a condescending way, btw. This is just my area of study and it's not of interest to everyone. In the same way, I will not follow terms when people talk about economics or foreign policy.
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