capitalism.” And again, “Late capitalism” is defined by the economist Mandel as “roughly equivalent to “globalization”, “multinational capitalism”, or “consumer capitalism”.” Jameson’s theory portrays the instances of postmodernism as it moves in aesthetics, politics, philosophy, and economics.
But it would be easier to understand Postmodernism if we have a look into Modernism first. Modernity or Modernism means which is not overshadowed by the ancient dogmas. Sometimes, Modernism is mistakenly used as a synonym to Contemporary .Modernism or Modernity is not just ‘Present or contemporary’ activities. It is something more.
Modernism or modernity is a time-bound phenomenon. The predominance of Time is its hall-mark. It is Historical. It originated in Europe. In Europe Modernity came hand in hand with the advancement of science and technology. But in India and in most other countries it emerged as the by-product of Colonization. Modernity is of two distinct faces—Capitalistic and Socialistic.
Life tries to free itself whenever and wherever it finds rigid confinement. A certain desire to know the unknown and to see the unseen, to discover the dormant truths of life develops dynamism or mobility in one’s activity. The apparent linear line of modernism frees the background act, tendency and location of an act, and releases man from the unified forces of all these. Multi-dimensional modern life gets freedom by forming peri-plus.In modernity we notice konglomoretas or free individual simplicity in words. In modernity Literature is purposeless or agenda less. Women empowerment, upliftment of the back words or the down trodden, are dominant tendencies of modernism. Over and above, Eco feministic ideals