Monday 3rd August - 07:20 PM BST
Talk: Metamodernism and the Return of Meaning
Postmodernism challenged the grand narratives that shaped modern culture, questioning ideas of progress, identity, and meaning. But metamodernism suggests we are entering a new cultural moment, one that moves beyond irony and scepticism to explore renewed forms of hope and imagination. Join author of Say Hello to Metamodernism! Greg Dember and co-founder of the webzine Notes on Metamodernism Timotheus Vermuelen as they explore how metamodernism is reshaping culture and society, and examine what metamodernism reveals about our search for meaning in an uncertain age.
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Greg Dember
Metamodern musician and writer
Greg Dember is a writer and metamodern theorist, and editor of the influential What Is Metamodern? project, one of the leading platforms exploring the emerging philosophy and cultural movement of metamodernism. Through his writing, Dember examines how contemporary culture is moving beyond postmodern irony towards new forms of sincerity, meaning, and connection.
His latest book Say Hello to Metamodernism! offers an accessible guide to one of the most significant cultural movements of the twenty-first century, exploring how metamodern sensibilities appear across film, music, literature, religion, and philosophy.
Timotheus Vermeulen
Pioneering cultural theorist
Timotheus Vermeulen is one of the leading theorists and contemporary historians of Metamodernism. He has mapped how this influential philosophical and cultural movement sought to move beyond the irony of postmodernism without returning to the certainties of modernity.
A cultural theorist and Professor of Media, Culture and Society at the University of Oslo, Vermeulen's work has reshaped debates across philosophy, art, literature, and politics. As co-author of the landmark essay Notes on Metamodernism, he introduced a new framework for understanding a generation caught between hope and scepticism, sincerity and irony.
