Theorizing the present moment: Debates between modern and postmodern theory

Theory and Society

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 639-656

  Kellner, Douglas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0033420333     PISSN: 03042421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007043013822     Document Type: Article

References (30)

1. For my own take on the postmodern turn, see Douglas Kellner, "The Postmodern Turn in Social Theory: Positions, Aporia, and Prospects," in George Ritzer, editor, Frontiers of Social Theory (New York: Columbia University Press, 1990), 255-286; R. Antonio and D. Kellner, "Postmodern Social Theory," in Postmodernism and Social Inquiry, eds. D. Dickens and A. Fontana (New York: Guilford Press, 1994); and Steven Best and Douglas Kellner, Postmodern Theory: Critical Interrogations (Macmillan and Guilford Press, 1991); The Postmodern Turn (New York: Guilford Press, 1997); and The Postmodern Adventure (New York: Guilford, forthcoming).
2. For my own take on the postmodern turn, see Douglas Kellner, "The Postmodern Turn in Social Theory: Positions, Aporia, and Prospects," in George Ritzer, editor, Frontiers of Social Theory (New York: Columbia University Press, 1990), 255-286; R. Antonio and D. Kellner, "Postmodern Social Theory," in Postmodernism and Social Inquiry, eds. D. Dickens and A. Fontana (New York: Guilford Press, 1994); and Steven Best and Douglas Kellner, Postmodern Theory: Critical Interrogations (Macmillan and Guilford Press, 1991); The Postmodern Turn (New York: Guilford Press, 1997); and The Postmodern Adventure (New York: Guilford, forthcoming).
3. For my own take on the postmodern turn, see Douglas Kellner, "The Postmodern Turn in Social Theory: Positions, Aporia, and Prospects," in George Ritzer, editor, Frontiers of Social Theory (New York: Columbia University Press, 1990), 255-286; R. Antonio and D. Kellner, "Postmodern Social Theory," in Postmodernism and Social Inquiry, eds. D. Dickens and A. Fontana (New York: Guilford Press, 1994); and Steven Best and Douglas Kellner, Postmodern Theory: Critical Interrogations (Macmillan and Guilford Press, 1991); The Postmodern Turn (New York: Guilford Press, 1997); and The Postmodern Adventure (New York: Guilford, forthcoming).
4. For my own take on the postmodern turn, see Douglas Kellner, "The Postmodern Turn in Social Theory: Positions, Aporia, and Prospects," in George Ritzer, editor, Frontiers of Social Theory (New York: Columbia University Press, 1990), 255-286; R. Antonio and D. Kellner, "Postmodern Social Theory," in Postmodernism and Social Inquiry, eds. D. Dickens and A. Fontana (New York: Guilford Press, 1994); and Steven Best and Douglas Kellner, Postmodern Theory: Critical Interrogations (Macmillan and Guilford Press, 1991); The Postmodern Turn (New York: Guilford Press, 1997); and The Postmodern Adventure (New York: Guilford, forthcoming).
5. For my own take on the postmodern turn, see Douglas Kellner, "The Postmodern Turn in Social Theory: Positions, Aporia, and Prospects," in George Ritzer, editor, Frontiers of Social Theory (New York: Columbia University Press, 1990), 255-286; R. Antonio and D. Kellner, "Postmodern Social Theory," in Postmodernism and Social Inquiry, eds. D. Dickens and A. Fontana (New York: Guilford Press, 1994); and Steven Best and Douglas Kellner, Postmodern Theory: Critical Interrogations (Macmillan and Guilford Press, 1991); The Postmodern Turn (New York: Guilford Press, 1997); and The Postmodern Adventure (New York: Guilford, forthcoming).
6. Ellen Meiksins Wood and John Bellamy Foster, In Defense of History. Marxism and the Postmodern Agenda (New York: Monthly Review Press, 1997); and David Ashley, History without a Subjet: The Postmodern Condition (Boulder, Col.: Westview Press).
7. Ellen Meiksins Wood and John Bellamy Foster, In Defense of History. Marxism and the Postmodern Agenda (New York: Monthly Review Press, 1997); and David Ashley, History without a Subjet: The Postmodern Condition (Boulder, Col.: Westview Press).
8. Compare Daniel Bell, The End of Ideology (New York: The Free Press, 1962); Francis Fukuyama, The End of History and the Last Man (New York: The Free Press, 1992); Elias Canetti, The Human Provence (New York: Continuum, 1978); Jean Baudrillard, "The Year 2000 has already Happened," in Arthur and Marilouise Kroker, editors, Body Invaders: Panic Sex in America (Montreal: The New World Perspectives, 1988): 35-44; and Fredric Jameson, Postmodernism, or, the Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism (Durham and London: Duke University Press, 1991).
9. Compare Daniel Bell, The End of Ideology (New York: The Free Press, 1962); Francis Fukuyama, The End of History and the Last Man (New York: The Free Press, 1992); Elias Canetti, The Human Provence (New York: Continuum, 1978); Jean Baudrillard, "The Year 2000 has already Happened," in Arthur and Marilouise Kroker, editors, Body Invaders: Panic Sex in America (Montreal: The New World Perspectives, 1988): 35-44; and Fredric Jameson, Postmodernism, or, the Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism (Durham and London: Duke University Press, 1991).
10. Compare Daniel Bell, The End of Ideology (New York: The Free Press, 1962); Francis Fukuyama, The End of History and the Last Man (New York: The Free Press, 1992); Elias Canetti, The Human Provence (New York: Continuum, 1978); Jean Baudrillard, "The Year 2000 has already Happened," in Arthur and Marilouise Kroker, editors, Body Invaders: Panic Sex in America (Montreal: The New World Perspectives, 1988): 35-44; and Fredric Jameson, Postmodernism, or, the Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism (Durham and London: Duke University Press, 1991).
11. Compare Daniel Bell, The End of Ideology (New York: The Free Press, 1962); Francis Fukuyama, The End of History and the Last Man (New York: The Free Press, 1992); Elias Canetti, The Human Provence (New York: Continuum, 1978); Jean Baudrillard, "The Year 2000 has already Happened," in Arthur and Marilouise Kroker, editors, Body Invaders: Panic Sex in America (Montreal: The New World Perspectives, 1988): 35-44; and Fredric Jameson, Postmodernism, or, the Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism (Durham and London: Duke University Press, 1991).
12. Compare Daniel Bell, The End of Ideology (New York: The Free Press, 1962); Francis Fukuyama, The End of History and the Last Man (New York: The Free Press, 1992); Elias Canetti, The Human Provence (New York: Continuum, 1978); Jean Baudrillard, "The Year 2000 has already Happened," in Arthur and Marilouise Kroker, editors, Body Invaders: Panic Sex in America (Montreal: The New World Perspectives, 1988): 35-44; and Fredric Jameson, Postmodernism, or, the Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism (Durham and London: Duke University Press, 1991).
13. For various takes on the position of Marxism in the contemporary era, in addition to the Wood and Foster book, see Douglas Kellner, "The Obsolescence of Marxism?" in Bernd Magnus and Stephen Cullenberg, editors, Whither Marxism? (London and New York: Routledge, 1995), 3-30; and Ronald Aronson, After Marxism (New York: Guilford Press, 1997).
14. For various takes on the position of Marxism in the contemporary era, in addition to the Wood and Foster book, see Douglas Kellner, "The Obsolescence of Marxism?" in Bernd Magnus and Stephen Cullenberg, editors, Whither Marxism? (London and New York: Routledge, 1995), 3-30; and Ronald Aronson, After Marxism (New York: Guilford Press, 1997).
15. On the end of modernity and advent of a postmodern society of simulacra and hyperreality, see Jean Baudrillard, Symbolic Exchange and Death (London: Sage, 1993); for my reading of these topics, see Douglas Kellner, Jean Baudrillard: From Marxism to Postmodernism and Beyond (Cambridge and Palo Alto: Polity Press and Stanford University Press, 1989).
16. On the end of modernity and advent of a postmodern society of simulacra and hyperreality, see Jean Baudrillard, Symbolic Exchange and Death (London: Sage, 1993); for my reading of these topics, see Douglas Kellner, Jean Baudrillard: From Marxism to Postmodernism and Beyond (Cambridge and Palo Alto: Polity Press and Stanford University Press, 1989).
17. On these topics, see Best and Kellner, The Postmodern Turn, Chapter 3; and Edward Soja, ThirdSpace (Cambridge, Mass, and Oxford, England: Blackwell, 1996), chapter 1.
18. On these topics, see Best and Kellner, The Postmodern Turn, Chapter 3; and Edward Soja, ThirdSpace (Cambridge, Mass, and Oxford, England: Blackwell, 1996), chapter 1.
19. Compare Best and Kellner, The Postmodern Turn, Chapter 1.
20. See David Crook et al., Postmodernization (London: Sage Books, 1991); Mike Featherstone, Consumer Culture and Postmodernism (London: Sage, 1991); and Scott Lash and John Urry, The End of Organized Capitalism (Cambridge: Polity Press, 1978); and Economies of Signs and Space (London: Sage, 1994).
21. See David Crook et al., Postmodernization (London: Sage Books, 1991); Mike Featherstone, Consumer Culture and Postmodernism (London: Sage, 1991); and Scott Lash and John Urry, The End of Organized Capitalism (Cambridge: Polity Press, 1978); and Economies of Signs and Space (London: Sage, 1994).
22. See David Crook et al., Postmodernization (London: Sage Books, 1991); Mike Featherstone, Consumer Culture and Postmodernism (London: Sage, 1991); and Scott Lash and John Urry, The End of Organized Capitalism (Cambridge: Polity Press, 1978); and Economies of Signs and Space (London: Sage, 1994).
23. See David Crook et al., Postmodernization (London: Sage Books, 1991); Mike Featherstone, Consumer Culture and Postmodernism (London: Sage, 1991); and Scott Lash and John Urry, The End of Organized Capitalism (Cambridge: Polity Press, 1978); and Economies of Signs and Space (London: Sage, 1994).
24. On the Frankfurt School, see Douglas Kellner, Critical Theory, Marxism and Modernity (Cambridge and Baltimore: Polity Press and John Hopkins University Press, 1989); on poststructuralism, see Best and Kellner, Postmodern Theory.
25. On the Frankfurt School, see Douglas Kellner, Critical Theory, Marxism and Modernity (Cambridge and Baltimore: Polity Press and John Hopkins University Press, 1989); on poststructuralism, see Best and Kellner, Postmodern Theory.
26. On technocapitalism, see Kellner, Critical Theory, Marxism, and Modernity, chapter 8; and Steven Best and Douglas Kellner, The Postmodern Adventure (New York: Guilford Press, forthcoming).
27. On technocapitalism, see Kellner, Critical Theory, Marxism, and Modernity, chapter 8; and Steven Best and Douglas Kellner, The Postmodern Adventure (New York: Guilford Press, forthcoming).
28. This may be changing; days before his impeachment in December 1998, Clinton undertook a sustained bombing of Iraq and the following week there were announcements that for the first time in a decade, military spending was to be increased; see Los Angeles Times, December 31, 1998: A1. And in April 1999, Clinton and Blair led the NATO intervention into Kosovo that involved a sustained bombing campaign against Serbia.
29. On the Gulf war was media spectacle, see Douglas Kellner, The Persian Gulf TV War (Boulder: Westview Press, 1992); and Media Culture (London and New York: Routledge, 1995), chapter 5.
30. On the Gulf war was media spectacle, see Douglas Kellner, The Persian Gulf TV War (Boulder: Westview Press, 1992); and Media Culture (London and New York: Routledge, 1995), chapter 5.