36. Values after Postmodernism (w/ Jason Ānanda Josephson Storm)
Metamodern Meaning
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The Postmodern Paradigm and the Culturally Relevant One
Postmodernism is not just an academic program or a paradigm versus something more culturally applicable. Some of these ideas that show up in this postmodern paradigm can get can get diffused into the culture more broadly and then sort of be weaponized, he says. He points to critical race theory for instance which what Republicans say critical race theory is bears no connection to what actual critical race scholars are doing. It's some projection projective phenomena that becomes a kind of phantom around which they can mobilize their you know an out or sense of outrage basically.
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