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The idea of postmodernism poses a fundamental challenge to established modes of understanding society. Postmodern theory represents individuals in the contemporary world as voyeurs adrift in a sea of symbols, knowing and seeing themselves through mediated images from cinema and television. <p>In this book Norman Denzin uses a series of studies of contemporary mainstream Hollywood movies to explore the tension between ideas of the postmodern, and traditional ways of analysing society. The discussion moves between two forms of text: social theory, and cinematic representations of contemporary life. Denzin analyses the ideas of society embedded in post-structuralism, postmodernism, feminism, cultural studies and marxism through the ideas of key theorists (Mills, Baudrillard, Barthes, Habermas, Jameson, Bourdieu, Derrida and others). He relates these ideas to the problematic of the postmodern self as exposed in cinema -- Blue Velvet; Wall Street; Crimes and Misdemeanors; When Harry Met Sally; sex, lies and videotape; Do the Right Thing -- centering on the decisive performances of race, gender and class.</p> <p> Images of Postmodern Society moves beyond a simply theoretical analysis of

Author

Denzin, Norman K.

Publisher

SAGE Publications Ltd

Published

1991

Language

EN

ISBN

9780803985162

Subjects

Science, Philosophy, Sociology