Postmodernism is used to describe the society condition in general like economic, culture which is said to exist after modernity. Some such as Lyotard and Baudrillard believe that modernity ended in the late 20th century around 1980s or early 1990s, and replaced by postmodernity, thus have defined a period subsequent to modernity, namely post modernity. Some like Giddens and Bauman have different idea, modernity extend to cover the developments denoted by posmodernity. Others still contend that modernity, With Victorian age in the 1900s.
Postmodernity has gone through two relatively ways. The first beginning in the late 1940s and 1950s and ends with Cold War. The second one begins at the end of the Cold War.
The first part of postmodernity start right the end of modernity and many believes it’s part of the modern period.
The second part of postmodernity is defined by digitality, increasing the power of personal and digital means of communication in people’s life like high speed internet, fax machines, has changed the condition of postmodernity dramatically. Digital productions of information allow people to change every aspect of the media environment.
Postmodernity can be personal response with a postmodern society, the conscious adoption of postmodern philosophies or traits in art, literature and society.
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