Skip to main content

Nick Lancaster's definitions

Metamodernism

Circular or spiraling movement adding dimensions, seen in the 21st C arts movement after postmodernsim.

Alternatives: orthomodernism and paramodernism

Coined by N.L. 2010
"I write in a metamodernist style."

"The author was metamodern."

"That guy who came up with metajournalism as an explanation for this current trend is pretty cool."

"Modernism black, Postmodernism white, Meta is the new grey!"

"ABC-XYZ is modernism as postmodernism is AYB-CZX, as metamodernism is ZYX-CBA"

"It doesnt meta anway."
by Nick Lancaster May 12, 2010
mugGet the Metamodernism mug.

Share this definition

Sign in to vote

We'll email you a link to sign in instantly.

Or

Check your email

We sent a link to

Open your email