Oh no!! It's Pomo : a case for postmodern discourse
- UNCW Author/Contributor (non-UNCW co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Matthew N. Gardner (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW )
- Web Site: http://library.uncw.edu/
- Advisor
- John Clifford
Abstract: The rhetoric of postmodernism is dense, difficult, and widely interpreted. It is this
abrasive and ambiguous nature that has often led to many of postmodern discourse’s more
beneficial aspects being either overlooked or disregarded. In this thesis, I have clarified some of
the discourse’s more complex aspects, addressed its opponents, and highlighted its strongest
points, and in doing this, I have shown the various uses for postmodern rhetoric as per practical
application. Citing both postmodern and modern scholars, I have argued, ultimately, for
postmodern rhetoric’s implementation and fusion with the modernist rhetoric that so dominates
our Western democratic sphere. I have chosen to examine two specific areas that I believe to be
the most formative and influential in constructing our ideas of what it means to be a thoughtful,
productive American citizen: education and public administration. I specifically analyze the
pedagogical “tools” postmodern discourse has to offer and argue for its inclusion and
implementation, not only in the University classroom, but also in classrooms all across America,
to students of all ages and educational levels. In the chapter on postmodern politics, I maintain
that our public administrators, policy-makers, and politicians all would benefit greatly by
acknowledging and understanding the rhetoric of postmodernism and incorporating it into our
contemporary political sphere.
Oh no!! It's Pomo : a case for postmodern discourse
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Thesis
- A Thesis Submitted to the University of North Carolina at Wilmington in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree of Masters of Arts
- Language: English
- Date: 2009
- Keywords
- Postmodernism (Literature), Social norms in literature
- Subjects
- Postmodernism (Literature)
- Social norms in literature