Nostalgia for the future: the end of history and postmodern “pop” T.V.
Part of a special section taking an in-depth look at British popular culture. The writer examines the connection between Francis Fukuyama's view of the future as outlined in “The End of History?,” which appeared in a supplement to the summer 1989 issue of the National Interest, and the more positiv...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Popular Culture Vol. 29; pp. 27 - 41 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Spring96
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| Sumario: | Part of a special section taking an in-depth look at British popular culture. The writer examines the connection between Francis Fukuyama's view of the future as outlined in “The End of History?,” which appeared in a supplement to the summer 1989 issue of the National Interest, and the more positive perception of an end to history that appeared in British “pop” science-fiction or fantasy television of the 1960s and early 1970s. U.S. views tended to consider a future that was already planned and mapped out, but British understanding of the future defined it as a space where dreams and desires could be expressed beyond existing cultural and social controls. It is concluded that 1960s pop television series represent a deviation from and a continuation of the postmodern condition of nostalgia—a reenactment of past forms through pastiche. |
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