Peter Barry, “Postmodernism” Reading notes • One of the challenges of thinking about postmodernism is that you’ve been living with it since you were born, so as you’re reading this, just know that the things he describes here are new developments, historically speaking. (That is, I saw them happen in my lifetime.) • We’ll talk about modernism and postmodernism together in class. For now, focus on the main features of postmodernism; you’ll see plenty of examples, don’t worry.
