This chapter discusses the transition from modernism to postmodernism. It explores how postmodernism emerged as a critique of modernity and its "grand narratives" like enlightenment rationalism. Some key aspects of postmodernism covered include the critique of scientific knowledge and epistemology, the end of grand narratives and foundations for knowledge, postmodern aesthetics in media like television incorporating reflexivity and blurred cultural boundaries, and postmodern culture's critique of capitalism through techniques like culture jamming. The chapter concludes by considering possible positions after postmodernism like metamodernism or performatism.

1. Cultural Studies Theory and Practice 5th Ed.
Part 2
Chapter 6: ENTER POSTMODERNISM
Chris Barker
Emma A. Jane
Presented by Dr. Pamela Hampton-Garland

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 Chapter 6: ENTER POSTMODERNISM
 THE INSTITUTIONS OF MODERNITY
 The Industrial Revolution
 Surveillance
 The Dynamism of Capitalist Modernity
 MODERNISM AND CULTURE
 Modernism as a Cultural Experience
 Risk, Doubt and Reflexivity
 The Flaneur
 The Dark Side of Modernity
 Modernism as Aesthetic Style
 The Problems of Realism
 Fragmentation and the Universal
 The Cultural Politics of Modernism
 Modernisms

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 MODERN AND POSTMODERN KNOWLEDGE
 The enlightenment project
 Scientific Management
 Marxism as Enlightenment Philosophy
 Scientific Laws and the Principle of Doubt
 The Critique of Enlightenment
 Foucault
 Postmodernisms the End of Grand Narratives
 The End of Epistemology
 Relativism or Positionality
 THE PROMISE OF POSTMODERNISM (OR MODERNITY AS AN UNFINISHED PROJECT?)
 Politics without Foundations
 Modernity as an Unfinished Project
 The Public Sphere
 A Normative Project

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 POSTMODERN CULTURE
 The Reflexive Postmodern
 Postmodernism and the Collapse of Cultural Boundaries
 Bricolage and Intertextuality
 The Anestheticization of Everyday Life
 Postmodern Aesthetics in Television
 Postmodern Detectives and Gangsters
 The Cartoon Postmodern
 Culture Jamming
 Subverting Adverts
 Evaluating Postmodern Culture
 Depthless Culture
 Implosions and Simulations
 The Cultural Style of Late Capitalism
 Transgressive Postmodernism

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 AFTER POSTMOERNISM
 The Post-Postmodernist Sensibility
 Why Post-Postmodernism?
 Postmodernism? So five minutes ago…?
 Problemetizing Post-Post modernism
 The dominant, residual and emergent
 The name game
 Metamodernism
 The Planetary Turn and Cosmodernism
 Performatism
 Altermodernism
 Digimodernism
 Ultramodernity
 Hypermodernity
 The cultural Post-Postmodern