noun
- Plural of postmodernist; people who practice, advocate for, or study postmodernism, a cultural and intellectual movement that rejects grand narratives and emphasizes fragmentation, irony, and the blending of high and low culture.
Usage: Primarily used in academic and cultural criticism contexts; Often used in art, literature, architecture, and philosophy
Examples
- Postmodernists challenge the idea that there is a single objective truth.
- Many postmodernists in the 1980s and 1990s questioned established artistic conventions.
- The architects were postmodernists who mixed classical and contemporary styles in their designs.
- Postmodernists often use irony and self-reference in their work.
- Critics argue that postmodernists have made literature and art more difficult to understand.
- Several postmodernists contributed to the development of deconstruction theory.