Perspectives: Postmodernism Key Words 1

• High Modernism
• A form of modernity, characterised by an unfaltering confidence in science and technology as means to reorder the social and natural world. 
• Capitalist
• Supporting or based on the principles of capitalism. Capitalism is an economic system based on private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit. Characteristics central to capitalism include private property, capital accumulation, wage labour, voluntary exchange, a price system, and competitive markets.
• Superabundance
• A much larger quantity than is needed.
• Disconnected
• Having had a connection broken / lacking contact with reality.
• Pop
• Short for popular- liked or admired by many people or by a particular person or group and intended for or suited to the taste, understanding, or means of the general public rather than specialists or intellectuals.
• Fragmentary
• Consisting of small disconnected or incomplete parts.
• Eclectic
• Deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources.
• Nostalgia
• A sentimental longing or wistful affection for a period in the past.
• Simulacra
• A representation or imitation of a person or thing.
• Superficiality
• Lack of thoroughness, depth of character, or serious thought.
• Flippant
• Not showing a serious or respectful attitude.
• Depthless
• Shallow and superficial.
• Fabulation
• Describes the large and growing class of mostly 20th century novels that are in a style similar to magical realism, and do not fit into the traditional categories of realism or romance
• Pastiche
• An artistic work in a style that imitates that of another work, artist, or period.
• Bricolage
• Something constructed or created from a diverse range of things
• Aleatory
• Depending on the throw of a dice or on chance; random. Relating to or denoting music or other forms of art involving elements of random choice (sometimes using statistical or computer techniques) during their composition, production, or performance.