Post-Postmodernism

Post-Postmodernism is a term used to describe a theoretical position that emerges in response to the perceived limitations and excesses of Post-Modernism. It represents a critical engagement with the postmodern condition and seeks to move beyond its tendencies towards relativism, irony, and skepticism.

Turner's Post-Postmodernism
Tom Turner, a landscape architect and urban planner, critiques the "anything goes" ethos of postmodernism and suggests a post-postmodern turn that balances reason with faith. He advocates for the use of timeless organic and geometrical patterns in urban planning, drawing inspiration from sources such as Taoist-influenced architecture and concepts like archetypes.

Trans-Postmodernism
Mikhail Epstein, a Russian-American Slavist, views postmodernism as part of a larger historical formation called "postmodernity." He predicts that postmodernist aesthetics will become conventional and lay the groundwork for a new, non-ironic kind of poetry. Epstein proposes using the prefix "trans-" to designate this new era, highlighting concepts like "trans-subjectivity" and "trans-utopianism."

Post-Millennialism
Eric Gans, an American cultural theorist, introduces the term "post-millennialism" to describe the period succeeding postmodernism in ethical and socio-political terms. Gans associates postmodernism with "victimary thinking," which he sees as productive in opposing utopianism but unproductive in resenting capitalism and liberal democracy. Post-millennialism rejects victimary thinking and advocates for non-victimary dialogue to diminish resentment.

Pseudo-Modernism / Digimodernism
Alan Kirby, a British scholar, coins the term "pseudo-modernism" to assess post-postmodernism in the context of instantaneous and shallow participation in culture facilitated by technology. Kirby describes pseudo-modernism as characterized by ignorance, fanaticism, and anxiety, leading to a "silent autism" replacing the neurosis of modernism and narcissism of postmodernism. He argues that no aesthetically valuable works emerge from pseudo-modernism.

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Timotheus Vermeulen and Robin van den Akker, cultural theorists, propose the term "metamodernism" to describe a sensibility emerging in the 2000s that moves beyond both modern positions and postmodern strategies. Metamodernism exhibits characteristics such as informed naivety, pragmatic idealism, and moderate fanaticism in response to various societal challenges. The prefix 'meta' in metamodernism refers to Plato's concept of metaxy, signifying movement between opposite poles and beyond.

Hyperhybridism and Heterolinationalism
Mehdi Ghasemi, a literary scholar, introduces the terms "hyperhybridism" and "heterolinationalism" to contribute to the post-postmodernism discourse. He highlights paradigms such as hyperhybrid and heterolinational literatures, which encompass postacademia, postnationalism, polyliterature, polyvocalism, plurilingualism, self-publishing, social media, multimediality, transtextuality, and fanfiction.

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