The Core of Postmodernism
The concept of privileging information is at the core of postmodernism: many concepts of postmodernism are often discussed in the context of what's privileged and what's silenced. For example, Barton and Barton claim that viewers are empowered by visuals that present both the "big picture" and detailed information. The accuracy and effectiveness of information are often discussed in terms of privilege as well. Beverly Sauer, for instance, discusses how certain accident reports are actually ineffective in helping prevent future accidents because they tend to privilege one version of the accident. And finally, the postmodernist rejection of meta-narratives is based on the idea that these meta-narratives are totalizing, privileging only one point of view.
The Implications of Postmodernism
Panoptic Modes
An Introduction?
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