The purpose of this study is to give an overview of the writings on postmodernism and explores a number of different postmodern constructs. Postmodernism's insistence on the decentred and fragmented nature of the human subject is investigated and challenged. A psychoanalytic solution to the postmodern impasse is suggested and as such, the thesis argues for a reading of a mutual entanglement between postmodernism and psychoanalytic theory and practice by demonstrating their reciprocal influences and strengths. This 'solution' is illustrated by examining an object relations case study of a fragmented postmodern subject. A final chapter explores possible implications of the postmodern debate for educational theory.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.21228 |
| Date | January 1999 |
| Creators | Kriegler, Diane. |
| Contributors | Wood, E. (advisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Arts (Department of Culture and Values in Education.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: 001654946, proquestno: MQ50533, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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