Tag: postmodernism
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Art Curation in South Africa
Aaliyah Ahmed, Head Curator at Our Cape Town Heritage, discusses her background in art curatorship and the functions of curators in museums and galleries. She highlights the impact of curatorial practices on Islamic history in South Africa post-Apartheid and emphasizes the need for authentic faith-based narratives in contemporary art spaces, advocating for a deeper understanding…
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The Illusion of Moral Progress
The concept of continuous moral progress over time, born out of the Enlightenment era and continuing into postmodernity, has become a paradigm by which we critique the past, gauge our ethical compass, and form policy.
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Motherhood is a Communal Imperative
Subject to the same atomizing forces as the rest of western society, Muslim women are having to choose between the frying pan and the fire.
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An Introduction to Postmodernism and its Implications
One of the most convoluted paradigms of thought to emerge throughout recorded intellectual history is postmodernism. Postmodernists themselves take pride in Jacques Derrida’s elusive and difficult writing style, presenting it as a protest against elitist standardization of writing. [1] Derrida is considered the founding father of deconstructionist philosophy and one of the main figureheads of…