Hiebert, Ted, 1973- author.

In praise of nonsense : aesthetics, uncertainty, and postmodern identity / Ted Hiebert.

Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2012.

viii, 236 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

What is truth in the postmodern age? The artistic generation of the twentieth century has grown up immersed in the delirious imagination of postmodern thought, which insists upon the ultimate uncertainty of meaning and that there is no self-evident truth. This title explores the possibilities and parameters of a postmodern imagination freed from the philosophical responsibilities of fiction, fact, and replication of lived experience. Mobilizing an array of scholars and contemporary artists, this study examines postmodern thinking through the lenses of identity and visual culture. Speculative, critical, and always creative in its approach, "In Praise of Nonsense" focuses on theories of disappearance, irony, and nonsense, where the pleasures of the imaginary give rise to artistic inspiration.

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Bürger, Christa 1935- Postmoderne
Aesthetics.
Postmodernism.
Imagination.
Uncertainty.
Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Esthétique.
Postmodernisme.
Incertitude.
Création (Arts)
imagination.
Ästhetik
Ungewissheit

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 279116
Cote: BIB 215010
Statut: Disponible