Tag Archives: postmodernism

Vampire Love: Unrefined Thoughts on Twilight

December 15 08

For better or for worse, Bella’s love for Edward, and her understanding of love it self, is situated beyond reason. It resides in the realm of the fantastic and of faith.

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A posthuman Barry Bonds

August 30 07

Too many people have blogged about Barry Bonds and The Record already.
Since I am hardly a baseball fan, I gave little time to following the run-up to Barry’s 756th home run early in August 2007. I kept up appearances with the family (all sportive types), and spoke once or twice with a close friend [...]

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An enthusiasm for postmodernism

August 11 07

There is a lesson at hand today, on the nature of post-modernism and its place in society today. It is not so much a lecture as it is a reminder of some important words written by Linda Hutcheon in 1988. [Recent talk on pomo has kick-started my summer studies into high gear, it [...]

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A postmodern generation and a roll call.

August 9 07

Reading and responding to a recent blog post on post-modernism at Tales From The Reading Room has got me thinking about the current state of post-modern criticism within our own culture. Although some of PoMo’s “big names” such as Jameson and Hutcheon are still alive and well and kicking the theoretical can around the [...]

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