When was the term first used?
around the 1880s
Who suggested a postmodern style of painting?
John Watkins Chapman
Who wrote The Hibbert Journal?
J. M. Thompson
What is postmodernism defined as?
it is typically defined by an attitude of skepticism, irony or rejection toward grand narratives
Has it been applied to art?
yes
What philosophers is it associated with?
Jean-François Lyotard, Jacques Derrida, and Frederic Jameson
What schools of thought is it associated with?
deconstruction and post-structuralism
Is it applied to literature?
yes
Is it applied to music?
yes
When was it developed?
in the mid- to late 20th century
How is post modern thought characterized?
it is broadly characterized by tendencies to epistemological and moral relativism