The dominant cultural movement
in the post war era
Consists
of the belief that everything is abstract and individual, yet remains functional in society
Broke society
away from the traditional, realistic ideas to abstract ideas open to interpretation
Texts tend to be counterpoint
texts (multiple perspectives) and unstructured
Texts tend to be minimal rather than elaborate, fitting concept of mass
production
Emphasised humanism and the ways humans were a part of (and responsible
for) nature, over nationalism.
Challenged the role God played in the world
Regarded civilized people as those who were responsible for their
environment, unselfish, spiritual and family-oriented.
Texts describe dislocation from urban culture.
Texts tend to describe sub-conscious thought and spontaneous
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