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Postmodern literature - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The term postmodern literature is used to describe certain characteristics of post–World War II literature (relying heavily, for example, on fragmentation, paradox, questionable narrators, etc.) and a reaction against Enlightenment ideas implicit in Modernist literature . Postmodern literature, like postmodernism as a whole, is hard to define and there is little agreement on the exact characteristics, scope, and importance of postmodern literature. But as is often the case with artistic movements, postmodern literature is commonly defined in relation to its precursor.
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Simulacrum ( plural : simulacra ), from the Latin simulacrum which means "likeness, similarity", [ 1 ] was first recorded in the English language in the late 16th century, used to describe a representation, such as a statue or a painting, especially of a god.
Simulacrum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Post-structuralism is a label formulated by American academics to denote the heterogeneous works of a series of French intellectuals who came to international prominence in the 1960s and '70s. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The label primarily encompasses the intellectual developments of prominent mid- 20th-century French and continental philosophers and theorists. [ 3 ]
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Intertextuality - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Intertextuality is the shaping of texts' meanings by other texts.
Network theory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Network theory is an area of computer science and network science and part of graph theory . It has application in many disciplines including statistical physics, particle physics , computer science, biology , economics , operations research , and sociology .
Network theory can illustrate how members of complex and dynamic non-hierarchical groups can establish their identity, produce multiple positions of subjectivity, and establish sites of resistance. The advent of new technologies such as text messaging devices allows citizens to form "mobile ad hoc information systems" or networks of resistance.
The Effects and Dynamics of Networks, Texting, and Power Relatio
This blogsphere attempts to capture, catalog and share resources relating to visual perception of information. It is about a world mostly dealing with Physical (Touch, Taste, Sight, Smell and Hearing) and sometimes Metaphysical (and that is none-of-the-above categoy). Physical, for instance, touch (e.g., feel, felt, found), look and visualization, is here with an attempt to combine verbal, vocal and visual--to synchronously see, hear, share and do much more.
10 Amazing Visualizations of Social Networks
