Which of the following is not true of postmodernism or postmodernists?

A. Postmodernists tried to question the nature of art and the process of making it.

B. Postmodernists valued the fragmentary and marginalized.

C. Postmodernists greatly valued and tried to create "grand narratives" and other sorts of social meaning.

D. None of the above; all of the above are representative of postmodern thought.

Question

Which of the following is not true of postmodernism or postmodernists?

A. Postmodernists tried to question the nature of art and the process of making it.

B. Postmodernists valued the fragmentary and marginalized.

C. Postmodernists greatly valued and tried to create "grand narratives" and other sorts of social meaning.

D. None of the above; all of the above are representative of postmodern thought.

anonymous · Answer

My answer:

C. Postmodernists greatly valued and tried to create "grand narratives" and other sorts of social meaning.

According to Lyotard, the postmodern era was marked by a disbelief in "meta-narratives" or "grand narratives".

What he meant was that people no longer related strongly to epic storylines. They had also lost faith in all-embracing philosophies of the world, including the notion that history is marked by continual progress, the belief that any given social or economic system is "correct," and the belief that science can eventually describe everything.