Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2004 12:53:40 -0700 (PDT) From: Evgeni Pavlov <evpav-AT-yahoo.com> Subject: Re: Source of line of thinking it doesn't seem to be a direct reference to any of lyotard's text, but a sort of *they say* allusion. as for the actual content of the *quote* i don't believe lyotard has ever or would ever propose any such position: he might be even read as never really claiming that there is *postmodernity* as a separate historical period that in any way follows modernity. what lyotard did say and repeat a lot (contra pomo cond.) is that *postmodern* is the inner working of *modern* in a variety of ways, see esp. The Inhuman articles. evgeni --- James Ronan <jronan-AT-ronan-associates.com> wrote: > Question to all: > > I am currently seeking an original source in Lyotard's work of the following > comments made by Sim in: > > Sim, S. The icon critical dictionary of postmodern thought. Cambridge, Eng.: > Icon Books. > > "How long postmodernity will last is an open question: as far as theorists > like Jean-Francois Lyotard are concerned, the modern and the postmodern > alternate over time, in which case our current phase of postmodernity may be > no more than a temporary respite before another outbreak of modernity". > > I have not been successful in tracking down this point. Can anyone point me > in the right direction? > > James Ronan > Doctoral Candidate > University of Arizona > College of Nursing > > > --- StripMime Warning -- MIME attachments removed --- > This message may have contained attachments which were removed. > > Sorry, we do not allow attachments on this list. > > --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- > multipart/alternative > text/plain (text body -- kept) > text/html > --- > _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Express yourself with Y! Messenger! Free. Download now. http://messenger.yahoo.com
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