... strategically ambiguous metaphors, polysemous statements and a collage of artists, characters, songs and postmodern satire. Findings Readers construct ideas in tandem with the performers and author. This experiential performance invites reflexivity and passion, offering new possibilities with every reading...

...Simon Mollan Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore issues related to a recent article by Bradley Bowden published in QROM titled “Empiricism, and modern postmodernism: a critique”. The argument presented here is that antagonism between different sub-communities undertaking work...

...Bradley G. Bowden Purpose The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, it seeks to trace the origins of the various strands of postmodernism within German philosophic idealism; traditions of thought which placed emphasis – like postmodernism – on a subjective understanding of evidence...

...David M. Boje Purpose This paper seeks to address the question: what happened to postmodern? Design/methodology/approach Three trends are reviewed: postmodern fragmentation, late modern appropriations of postmodern moves; and emergent awareness of the dark‐side of postmodern. Findings...