tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470094.post6470050649098304035..comments2024-03-18T16:55:31.971+00:00Comments on This Space: What Ever Happened to Modernism?Stephen Mitchelmorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01658772259307446873noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470094.post-87810611606660920752010-04-17T08:45:43.705+01:002010-04-17T08:45:43.705+01:00Thanks Michael, but we're not talking "mo...Thanks Michael, but we're not talking "modernity" or "post-modernity" here but Modernism in the arts, a particular "human flourishing" that has been replaced by a monoculture corporate pap celebrated by people who ought to know better. <br /><br />I notice that your blogroll has a distinct lack of literary blogs and a predominance of science/theory. This may explain why you've misunderstood what was posted above.Stephen Mitchelmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01658772259307446873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470094.post-46714337267371245132010-04-16T22:52:49.328+01:002010-04-16T22:52:49.328+01:00Stephen,
I have been thinking lately that all th...Stephen, <br /><br />I have been thinking lately that all this talk about "modernity", "post-modernity" and the like is all so much ideology, and identity politics, and really not all that good for finding out how to promote human flourishing at all...<br /><br />Sure, there is a whole history of technology and shifting social forms, but, truly, has there ever been anything like a unified cultural moment? Hell no. <br /><br />We new a new discourse, with new tropes, that engage, in a detailed manner, how it is that we actually exist in teh world, and how to get our species behind the project of doing things better...<br /><br />m-<br /><br />PS-check my blog and subscribe or i'll cry myself to sleep...maybe.Michael-https://www.blogger.com/profile/17137291506357159071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470094.post-75006280984379656912010-04-14T21:56:17.977+01:002010-04-14T21:56:17.977+01:00Thanks Hannah. I can assure you this is not a chal...Thanks Hannah. I can assure you this is not a challenging read in the sense of it being difficult, technical or jargon-heavy; quite the opposite. <br /><br />And are not artists of note always in a small minority?Stephen Mitchelmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01658772259307446873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470094.post-56300869421276512402010-04-14T21:38:42.358+01:002010-04-14T21:38:42.358+01:00This sounds like an extremely interesting and chal...This sounds like an extremely interesting and challenging read. I certainly think it is generally true that modern writers have not picked up the mantle left by their "moderist" predecessors - having said that the modernists were always a small minority so i wonder if this has been taken into account. I look forward to having a read. <br /><br />A pleasure to discover your blog<br /><br />Thanks indeed for sharing<br /><br />HannahHannah Stonehamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11139146341592918233noreply@blogger.com