A brief intro to modernism. My students often ask what is postmodernism when they take my arts and culture humanities class. They have heard the term but it is confusing. I explain it by starting with a brief overview of the term 'modernism.' It has to be short because most of our students do not have a strong background in faulkner, pound, or sometimes even in Welles or Picasso. So, if I start with too much information, they will zone out. tiny bites of culture.
