Theory

When I was working in the library at Bethel I came across a cartooned murder mystery titled Postmorem for the Postmodernist by Arthur Asa Berger. I hardly knew anything about postmodernism at the time, but felt like I should learn about it to better understand contemporary theory. I would suggest the book to anyone. It was a very quick, fun and light read and it really aided my understanding of the tenets of postmodernism, as Arthur Asa Berger sees them.

Today, I was perusing Berger's web page from the San Francisco State University and I came across some more of his works. In one essay he analyzes a joke from eight different perspectives. It is a good reminder that interpretations are immensely variable. I thought it was pretty interesting and if you are interested too click the link I give you and open 8 Scholars Analyze the Gays in a Bar Joke.