 | Literary Theory and the Claims of History: Postmodernism, Objectivity, Multicultural Politics Subjects: Criticism -- History -- 20th century; Literature Modern -- 20th century -- History and criticism; Postrnodemism (Literature); Multiculturalism; At the core of postmodern thought, especially in literary theory, is the belief that such ideals as truth, reason, and objectivity are social constructs that have no universal or trans-historical validity. In exploring this constructivist view, Satya... Satya P. Mohanty teaches in the Department of English at Cornell University. |
