The subject is a vast one and there will be limitations if I try to explain it in short, but lemme try :)Quote:
Originally Posted by crajkumar_be
Post modernism is a philosophical premise which moved out of singularity in defining things and arrived at accepting the other and pluralism that is existing in our society. Post modernism saw the definitions for arts or things that were being given erstwhile were incomplete and are non-inclusive of the other aspects of the art/thing. under this premise the discussions in literary & philosophical circles went on until they concluded 'nothing can be defined completely and the understanding which arises at particular moments to individuals are more important than these definitions'. This gave raise to Surrealism, non-linearity, Magical Realism, and 'including the other' in arts and literature (Try reading Umberto Eco, Franz Kafka, Gabriel Garcia Marquez or our own Konangi, Prem-Ramesh, Suresh - aarambathula Konjam Thalai suththum but when you catch the thread just keep going. for start even 'Puthumai Pithan' would do - A genius who wrote non-linear and magical realism stories in 1920's!) ).
This philosophy caught the intellectuals in all spheres of arts & literature that it gave raise to a lot of works that are now called as post-modern works. The movies like Amores perros, 21 grams, babel, traffic, Crash, syrianna, lucky number slevin, pulp fiction are called post-modern movies due to its non-linear style of narrative.
most of the history and arts are being re-studied, de-constructed and re-written under the influence of this philosophy. Hence there are subaltern histories being written now. Lumpens, Gypsies and many other people who were till then denounced from mainstream arts and literature found a new space under PM'ism. To sumamrise PM'ism is about multi-dimensionality or pluralism that is existing in our society and it asks us to understand this aspect of life and live it.
A 'post modern man' pitted against 'man' as of our understanding is one who is being accepted for what he is and what he is not. Earlier we tried to understand a man through a common image that he creates in us... and when he strays away from that image we would shrug him of. For example When you or me are telling we are succumbing to a song on Lord Shiva the postmodern world is listening and accepting the other man inside us because we exist in pluralism. The understanding that a man can be this and that, a worker under capitalism and a supporter of communism, A proponent against bribery and gets a ticket in Black market for a FDFS and many more opposites are proving that we are living in a post-modern world. A Old/Modern world would've become outraged when Kamal says 'Naan aathiganum illai naathiganum illai' or when Karunanithi says 'Naanaathigan'. Yes there are still people around who believes in the old/modern world and go by singular(Tempting here that I write about particle physics but lemme constrain :oops: ) definitions (Like people who are still out there to to ridicule Periyaar that he had a pilliayaar statue at home, today we can question back 'Yaen naathiganna pillaiyar statue veetla vechukka koodatha? enakku antha bommai romba pudichirukku!) but by and large the world is changing its philosophical outlook. A post modern man is the one who is living in this post modern world and he is multi dimensional.
Post modern music is also a very big subject listen to 'Nothing but wind' title track and come back to me if you are not able to understand :)
PS: I reread the whole post, konjam thalai suthra mathiri thaan irukku, oru gunsa purinjikkitta sari athu thaan post-modernism :P
