Pós Modernidade: que tempos são estes?

Abstract

The article studies the theory on postmodernism and visits some of the main authors that wrote on this subject. Starting by the opposition between the current period and the modern period, the study understands that we are living paradoxical times, times of apparent rupture, that define themselves through the denial of what there had been before, but that also preserve characteristics of the previous era. The article discusses the idea that nowadays we no longer have models and ideologies that suit everyone, but the lonely quest of individuals in a world that is defined by functionality and consume. Finally, the study tries to understand the feelings of the postmodern individual, his challenges and contradictions.