Loved this series! Particularly agree with your critique regarding linearity/hierarchal thinking, I feel like there is definitely something sinister about how metamodernism represents itself as the “most advanced” way of thinking, when it seems like it is only relevant in a western intellectual context. I feel like there is a level of co…
Loved this series! Particularly agree with your critique regarding linearity/hierarchal thinking, I feel like there is definitely something sinister about how metamodernism represents itself as the “most advanced” way of thinking, when it seems like it is only relevant in a western intellectual context. I feel like there is a level of condescension that mirrors something relating to ideas in effective altruism, like assuming you know what is best for everyone but your own pov is the unexamined starting off point (eurocentrism in this case)?. Im not super well versed in this topic so maybe it is standard to assume that any discussion of metamodernism is by default only in the context of western intellectual history (but even this assumptions itself feels condescending, as if other intellectual histories are not worth acknowledging ) but i feel like i rarely come across any metamodernist thinkers who truly discuss or acknowledge the cultural limitations/origins of their beliefs, esp since metamodern ideas draw heavily from eastern philosophies and metamodernism itself is mainly discussed in left leaning circles where “wokeness” is an important quality . Sorry for the messiness, these are some very early and elusive intuitions from someone who was raised biculturally, but in the off chance that you can make sense of what im getting at i would love to hear your thoughts on this!
Totally Yan. There was actually a usage of Metamodernism from before all the other Metamodernisms coming from Africa if I recall correctly. In that context, metamodern art was art that took place outside the Western sphere of modernism/postmodernism. Wonder how that dude feels now
Loved this series! Particularly agree with your critique regarding linearity/hierarchal thinking, I feel like there is definitely something sinister about how metamodernism represents itself as the “most advanced” way of thinking, when it seems like it is only relevant in a western intellectual context. I feel like there is a level of condescension that mirrors something relating to ideas in effective altruism, like assuming you know what is best for everyone but your own pov is the unexamined starting off point (eurocentrism in this case)?. Im not super well versed in this topic so maybe it is standard to assume that any discussion of metamodernism is by default only in the context of western intellectual history (but even this assumptions itself feels condescending, as if other intellectual histories are not worth acknowledging ) but i feel like i rarely come across any metamodernist thinkers who truly discuss or acknowledge the cultural limitations/origins of their beliefs, esp since metamodern ideas draw heavily from eastern philosophies and metamodernism itself is mainly discussed in left leaning circles where “wokeness” is an important quality . Sorry for the messiness, these are some very early and elusive intuitions from someone who was raised biculturally, but in the off chance that you can make sense of what im getting at i would love to hear your thoughts on this!
Totally Yan. There was actually a usage of Metamodernism from before all the other Metamodernisms coming from Africa if I recall correctly. In that context, metamodern art was art that took place outside the Western sphere of modernism/postmodernism. Wonder how that dude feels now