postmodernism

Noun B2 – Upper-Intermediate

A movement in art, architecture and thought that questions grand universal theories and mixes styles from different periods.

"The novel's playful mix of genres and narrators is often held up as a classic example of postmodernism."

It's often used loosely outside academia to mean "ironic" or "knowing," which frustrates scholars who use the term more precisely.

Antonyms

modernism