2. . A complicated term a set of ideas emerged as an
area of academic study since the mid-1980s. It is
hard to define it is a concept that appears in a wide
variety of disciplines or areas of study. It's hard to
locate it temporally or historically. It's not clear
exactly when it begins
Introduction
Postmodernism is a theoretical approach to human geography. This
approach is born as an critique approach against the modernism. The
postmodernism rejects the theory of the modernism. That means that the
postmodernism doesn't believe in the absolute truth and that every
person has it's own truth.
3. Components of Postmodernism :are several components
There postmodernism, these are:
[i] Postmodernism as an object or an era: era is defined by
things such as literature, art, and architecture and by
processes such as differing forms of capitalist production
that result in the context of postmodern thought.
[ii] postmodernism an attitude: This attitude can be
understood as an intellectual movement that provides a
coherent set of ideas for understanding the world in a
particularly postmodern way.
4. Components
] Postmodernismas Style It originated in literature and literary criticism and spread to
other artistic fields such as design, film, art, photography and architecture
.[iv] Postmodernismas Method It is the most enduringof the three main trends. It
considers deconstructionas a principal strategy in which writing and reading of a text
are influenced by multiple positioning of an author or a reader.
[v] Post Modernismas Epoch It is consideredan epoch in which as changes in culture
and philosophy are themselves located in the evolution of global economy and
geopolitics. Hence, postmodernismis the culture of late
5. ,
[v] Post Modernism as Epoch It is considered an epoch in
which as changes in culture and philosophy are themselves
located in the evolution of global economy and geopolitics.
Hence, postmodernism is the culture of late capitalis
6. Postmodern characterized by-geographyis
Characteristics of post modernism:
1. 1.There is no absolute truth: They believethat there is no
absolute truth
2. . Truth and error are synonymous: They claim that Truth
and error are synonymous.
3. 3.Self-conceptualization and rationalization : They realize
the fact by Self-conceptualization and rationalization .:
4. Traditional authority is false and corrupt : They believe
that Traditional authority is false and corrupt .
5. Ownership: They claim the collective ownership .6
6. .Morality is personal: They believe that Morality is
personal. Globalization
7. .All religions are valid : They believe that All religions are
valid .
8. .Globalization: They believein Globalization.
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9. ■ [3] Postmodern geography lays emphasis on geo-social changes, population growth,
hunger, disasteretc.
