Postmodernism terms (and some questions about postmodernism)

Postmodern: Something that comes after modern. Can be used to describe the state of society we currently live in


High Modernism: A form of modernity, confident in technology and science as a means of reordering the social and natural world


Capitalist: A system where trade and industry are privately owned, rather than being owned by the state (i.e communism)


Superabundance: a surplus of something, i.e food


Disconnected: Not having a connection to something, i.e reality


Pop: or Popular. Something that is liked by a group or all


Fragmentary: Consists of small disconnected or incomplete parts


Eclectic: Where you derive ideas, style or taste from a diverse range of sources


Nostalgia: The feeling of sentimentality to a time in the past, typically a happy moment 


Simulacra: A representation of someone or something 


Superficiality: Lack of thoroughness or serious thought 


Flippant: Lack of respectful or serious attitude 


Depthless: Something so deep it cannot be measured


Fabulation: .Novels that in the style of magical realism and do not follow the traditional sense of realism


Pastiche: Imitating a style of an artist or work 


Bricolage: something constructed or created from a diverse range of sources 


Aleatory: depending on the throw of a dice or on chance; random


Also I have a couple questions, What comes after postmodernism? Is postmodernism the final way of critiquing society and culture or will something else come along with a new way?

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