The PostModern Condition: Jean François Lyotard

In this video, Professor Thorsby discusses The Postmodern Condition by Jean François Lyotard, or at least sections from it. Lyotard argues that "postmodernism" is a condition in which metanarratives (or grand narratives) break apart simultaneous to the post-industrial technological age. When the grand narratives break apart, social discourse (and knowledge itself) are reduced to language games and the social and cultural bond solidify into social networks. His analysis seems to easily explain the current social and cultural effects of specific multinational corporations and social media.

Learn more about Lyotard here:

https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/ly...

View the slides from the presentation here:

https://prezi.com/view/q4s3XAJo13gkBT...