Archive for the ‘Postmodern terms’ Category  Postmodern terms –
HABITUS to KRISTEVAN  These Postmodern definitions are a useful
gauge to show how academics construct their sentences in
Artspeak. The list is compiled by theorists who have set their
own standards to the meaning of each word and its terms. It may
be wise to double check on the usage to see if the word actually
exists in a precise contemporary dictionary.  Postmodern
Terminology: A-C D-G H-K L-N O-R S-T U-Z  HABITUS: Person’s
predisposition to be affected by something  HAGIOGRAPHY: Writing
about saints. Traditionally, saints are not recognized as such
until they have been officially canonized (see canon). By
extension then, any type of artwriting giving undue praise to an
artist or attempting principally to identify an important
contribution to an art-historical canon is implicitly a
hagiography. In official religious hagiography, certain criteria
must be met. The most well-known of these are miracles and
martyrdom. The straightforward analogies