What an interesting and well attended
first session!
It seems that postmodernism still holds
quite the interest among the academic community in Limerick – and
many different viewpoints and opinions were aired on the dawning of a
new epoch and the influence of previous movements in thought, culture
and history.
The impact of 9/11 and the economic
crash featured heavily in the debate, while the idea of the return of
the monster and othering were also considered. The discussion moved from
human geography to the desire for answers and included the plurality
of postmodernism, Vatican II, the endless deferral of meaning to
localised happenings, making for a wide ranging, lively exploration
of 'post-postmodernism' in multiple disciplines.
I would like to thank everyone for
attending the seminar and for their interesting and informed
contributions – I really enjoyed the first session and hope you did
too.
If you have any further thoughts please
share them here.
Deirdre
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