About this episode

This episode explores the concept of metamodernism as a response to the perceived shortcomings of postmodern culture.

The supposed evils of postmodern culture have been endlessly catalogued: moral relativism, the loss of shared values, ironic detachment, a pathological aversion to sincerity, and all rooted in a philosophical worldview that casts a sceptical eye on master narratives and the concept of transcendent truth. But have we finally moved on from postmodernism? This week we explore the concept of metamodernism, a cultural disposition that seeks to reintroduce interiority and feeling to postmodern playfulness.

People in this episode

Host: ABC

Topics covered

• metamodernism
• postmodernism
• sincerity
• irony
• cultural disposition
• philosophy

Keywords

• metamodernism
• postmodernism
• sincerity
• irony
• cultural philosophy
• moral relativism
• shared values

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ABC

Books & works: postmodernism, metamodernism

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