A Critical Analysis Of Postmodernism By Foucault

Postmodernism is a political ideology that traditional ideologies put forward as ideas that stand independently, but these truths lack an objective bias. Postmodern perspectives contain an ideology that put absolute statements as timeless truths, which should be viewed with profound skepticism. A postmodernism perspective suggests that the older ideologies were put forward as metanarratives, meaning, these neutral descriptions are portraying a set of independently existing truths and therefore any perspective at odds with such descriptions was dismissible as biased, self-interested, subjective, and misleading. Postmodern theorist, Jean-Francois Lyotard explained that postmodernism calls into question metanarratives is any system of thought

The development of new postmodern politics is strongly informed by the changes of social movements in France, the United States, and elsewhere, as well as by emerging postmodern theories. One of the key insights of the postmodern turn, theorized by Foucault, is that power is everywhere, and not only in the factories, but in the schools, prisons, hospitals, and many other institutions. This insight is both depressing and thrilling. Depressing because it acknowledges that power runs deep and is vital in all social spaces and relations, and thrilling, because it allows for and demands new forms of struggle. Therefore, multiple forms of resistance come about by every line of power that is controlled and regulated. The movements of this particular period challenged capitalism, state power, and bureaucracy, as well as the repressive organization of everyday life in the midst of consumer society, along with the many modes of ideologically constituted

An ideology that discusses that there ultimately is no universal truth, and known to be a “story of a story.” Postmodernism is rather controversial not only because it has a difficult construct, but because it sees aspects of politics as corrupt. One of the Major ideas include the concept of no single “truth” can be established about a particular subject, including good and evil, and that ideas should be drawn to find meanings. One component of postmodernist politics is the use of ambiguous language, which is used to establish the idea that the “truth” of an idea or statement lies is being spoken or written. This practice affects the perception of the listener rather than the intent of the speaker whom utilizes it in favor of a particular goal or idea. However, there are those who see postmodern politics potentially as a vital move within society because it causes people to become involved with politics. The lack of a “single truth” to become known to people will then make those people question the actions of their government. This is the strength this political ideology has because it causes involvement, and the people can emerge with their ideas, and perhaps construct their “truth” and further choose the actions to develop it