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Postmodernism vs Hypermodern - What's the difference?

postmodernism | hypermodern |

As a noun postmodernism

is any style in art, architecture, literature, philosophy, etc, that reacts against an earlier modernist movement.

As an adjective hypermodern is

extremely modern, bordering on the futuristic.

postmodernism

English

(wikipedia postmodernism)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • Any style in art, architecture, literature, philosophy, etc., that reacts against an earlier modernist movement.

    • hypermodern

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Extremely modern, bordering on the futuristic.
  • * 1997 , Michael Storper, The regional world: territorial development in a global economy
    • The new hypermodern economy depends on the rapid movement of goods, services, and persons. Old forms of career stability are now considered to be things of the past.
  • * 2000 , Stuart S Nagel, Handbook of global political policy
    • One hypermodern trend entails technological development, producing a postindustrial, information-infused society. This also leads to globalization...
  • * 2003 , Ryan Bishop, John Phillips, Wei-Wei Yeo, Postcolonial urbanism: Southeast Asian cities and global processes
    • What does this signify for the materiality and mentality of our everyday life in the hypermodern city?
  • (chess) Of or pertaining to hypermodernism.

    • Derived terms

    * hypermodernism * hypermodernist * hypermodernity