Lyotard's theory


"LYOTARD ARGUES THAT SOCIETY MAINTAINS STABILITY THROUGH META-NARRATIVES, WHICH ARE STORIES A CULTURE USES TO STRUCTURE IT'S PRACTICES AND BELIEFS. IN POSTMODERNISM THESE META-NARRATIVES ARE NO LONGER CENTRAL AND THEREFORE SOCIETY IS NO LONGER STABLE, BUT FLUID."

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