Here the editors of What Is Metamodern interview Raoul Eshelman, the author of two books on Performatism, a metamodern-adjacent theory of contemporary post-postmodern culture. youtu.be/VHOPzxpzGtA?...

Our latest!

I wrote this metamodern analysis of "Heroes," a short story by O.G. Rose. whatismetamodern.com/fiction/hero...

Metamodern! Of course, voters should back candidates primarily based on an assessment of their policy positions, but relatability will always be a factor.

My book, _Say Hello to Metamodernism!_ has been reviewed in the journal _English Studies_, which I understand is a rather prestigious European journal. It's overall a positive review, with a few gentle critiques, which I like because it makes it feel more real. www.tandfonline.com/eprint/FTKAC...

If you've read my metamodernism book, you may be interested in this article in which I address several common questions I've received since it was published. If you haven't read the book it might provide a sideways introduction to the topic. medium.com/what-is-meta...

Wrote about back when Sufjan was Doing The Most

We are pleased to have published this guest piece from Troy Campbell, examining the metamodern aspects of last summer's 'brat' phenomemon. Hashtag Charli xcx; Hastag Kamala Harris. whatismetamodern.com/music/charli...

#tiny #meta-cute #life-as-movie #empathic_reflexivity

www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9rN... So talk to me I don't want to hear poetry Just say it plain Like how you really speak The universe Could be worse It's the only place There is to be

We love that there will be a new Buffy series, with a new slayer, but Sarah Michelle Gellar is still BUFFY, an older guide to the new slayer.

Sufjan Stevens, while enduring several losses, has kept himself out of the spotlight for the last couple years. Here he catches us up a bit with his life, on the 10th anniversary of his album Carrie and Lowell. www.vulture.com/article/sufj...

For a guided tour of the metamodern cultural landscape of the last 25 years or so... amzn.to/4eeuHLN

I really enjoyed this conversation about my book and metamodernism! www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4-N...

Please watch this delightful conversation we had with author Tope Folarin about his novel, A Particular Kind of Black Man, and his interest in metamodernism and the arguably MM works of Miranda July and other creators! youtu.be/GxqRCU0X7Ws

Happy Valentines Day! Here at What is Metamodern? Laboratories, we've created the ultimate metamodern love song playlist, A Very Metamodern Valentines Day. open.spotify.com/playlist/5no...

WITH Sarah Michelle Gellar!

i want to live in the tiniest, coziest cabin, inside a bubble resting atop a flower. who's with me?

John Howard, a good friend of WiM died recently. We are pleased to share this poem by John that has that metamodern j’ ne sais quoi! whatismetamodern.com/poetry/peanu...

People often mistakenly think metamodernism equals whatever ideology they support. Left can be MM, Right can be MM. Moderate, apolitical, anti-political can all be MM. Multi-perspectival can be MM, but MM is not at all inherently multi-perspectival.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTnT... Live rendition of a song from Ben Folds' Christmas album!

This looks like a significant update to Raoul Ehshelman's original Performatism book, which itself was an important neighbor to metamodernism! www.routledge.com/Transcending...

Missed the Metamodern Theatre Symposium? Don’t panic! The whole event is now available to watch on YouTube youtube.com/playlist?lis... A 5 part video playlist ft. @gregdember.bsky.social @katekavs.bsky.social @csvich.bsky.social @dermotdaly.bsky.social and more! #academicsky #theatresky #MetaSymp

So much about Thanksgiving is deconstructable/problematic.... AND YET.... Happy metamodern Thanksgiving, to all! (Be kind to a turkey)

Finished reading this wonderful book yesterday. Thank you, Greg!

Bluesky is the Vermont of the internet, and that is a good thing.

For new Bluesky friends, here's a little self-promo, for my new book. It explores the metamodern sensibility as it's been occurring in the arts and pop culture since 2000-ish. Nicely, I've been hearing that it is both accessible for regular readers and meaningful to academics. amzn.to/4eeuHLN

And for @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social to score this Q&A with the one and only Wes Anderson for @texashighways.bsky.social is just like, wow. Impressionistic interviewing. texashighways.com/culture/arts...

Lots of new books about metamodernism have come out recently. - Our own Greg Dember's Say Hello to Metamodernism! - Tom Drayton's Metamodernism in Contemporary British Theater - Steve Jones: The Metamodern Slasher Film - Spencer Jordan: Metamodernism and the Postdigital in the Contemporary Novel