postmodernism

postmodernism

postmodernism

postmodernism

Marilynn Hawkins

Sherryle Mathis

postmodernism•a style of thought which is suspicious of classical notions of truth, reason, identity, and objectivity

•rejects metaphysics and the Enlightenment’s ideological claims that there is one method and approach to rationality

1950 Entry Level Job Skills

60% Unskilled 20% Skilled20% Professional

2000 Entry Level Job Skills

65% Skilled20% Professional15% Unskilled

Michel Foucault

(1926-1984)

Archeology of Knowledge

•Power •Knowledge•Discourse

knowledge is an expression of power

rather than an expression of truth

Ship of

Fools

Bosh c. 1490-1500

One Room School HouseSt. Tammany Parish

Ages and Grades SeparatedLyon High School Covington, LA 1925

Covington High School 20031650 high school aged students

Jacques Derrida•Deconstruction-a method of reading with its own specific rules and protocols-practice of taking

apart a piece of writing to show the meaning

of the word differs from the word itself(1930 - )

Jacques Derrida French philosopher whose critique of Western philosophy and analyses of the nature of language, writing, and meaning were highly controversial yet immensely influential in much of the intellectual world in the late 20th century.“Jacques Derrida." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2004. Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service.18 Apr. 2004

Jean-François Lyotard

1924-1998

The Postmodern Condition;

A Report on

Knowledge1979

Lyotard defines postmodernism as

“incredulity toward

metanarrative.”“grand” “stories”

Richard Rorty

(1931-)

•Neo-pragmatist•liberal ideas

social changes can happen through democratic means.

Philosophy and the Mirror of

Nature

Jean Baudrillard

(1929 - )

•Hyperreality

• Simulation

Jean Baudrillard'Finalities of Change' (2002)

European Graduate School

Simulacra & Simulation

The Matrix1999

Crucial role of the Teacher

• take personal and social responsibility for their futures

• develop identity and a sense of historical place

• to go beyond the mere transmittal of received knowledge

To Help Students: