Postmodernism is a term which describes the postmodernist
movement in the arts, its set of cultural tendencies and
associated cultural movements. It is in general the era that
follows Modernism. It frequently serves as an ambiguous
overarching term for skeptical interpretations of culture,
literature, art, philosophy, economics, architecture, fiction,
and literary criticism. It is often associated with
deconstruction and post-structuralism because its usage as a
term gained significant popularity at the same time as
twentieth-century post-structural thought. One of the most well-
known postmodernist concerns is "deconstruction," a concern for
philosophy, literary criticism, and textual analysis developed
by Jacques Derrida. The notion of a "deconstructive" approach
implies an analysis that questions the already evident
deconstruction of a text in terms of presuppositions,
ideological underpinnings, hierarchical values, and frames of
reference. A deconstructive approach further depends on the
techniques of clos