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  2. Metanarrative - Wikipedia

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    In social theory, a metanarrative (also master narrative, or meta-narrative and grand narrative; French: métarécit or grand récit) is an overarching narrative about smaller historical narratives, which offers a society legitimation through the anticipated completion of a (as yet unrealized) master idea.

  3. List of autodidacts - Wikipedia

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    Charles Dickens' formal education stopped when he was fifteen years of age. He was an early supporter of self-education. G.V. Desani, British-Indian author and educator. His formal education ended in Sind, India (now Pakistan) when he was about thirteen years old. Henry Miller was a writer, expatriated in Paris at his flourishing.

  4. Category:Metanarratives - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Metanarratives" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...

  5. Dominant narrative - Wikipedia

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    The term is most frequently used in pedagogy, the study of education. Dominant narratives are often discussed in tandem with counternarratives. This term has been described as an "invisible hand" that guides reality and perceived reality. [2] Dominant culture is defined as the majority cultural practices of a society. [3]

  6. List of non-binary people - Wikipedia

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    List of people, with name, birth year, nationality, gender identity and reference shown Name Birth year Nationality Gender identity Occupation(s) Reference Abadon: 21st century American Non-binary Professional wrestler [1] Courtney Act: 1982 Australian Genderqueer: Drag queen, singer, television personality [2] Adeem the Artist: 1988 American ...

  7. The Postmodern Condition - Wikipedia

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    The Postmodern Condition: A Report on Knowledge (French: La condition postmoderne: rapport sur le savoir) is a 1979 book by the philosopher Jean-François Lyotard, in which the author analyzes the notion of knowledge in postmodern society as the end of 'grand narratives' or metanarratives, which he considers a quintessential feature of modernity.

  8. List of people considered a founder in a humanities field

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    For "providing a quality education for all children in the District of Columbia regardless of race, creed or class," through her Normal School for Colored Girls, which later became the University of the District of Columbia. [52] Western Cape education: Helen Zille [53] (born 1951) For her "hands-on approach" tenure as Western Cape MEC for ...

  9. Jean-François Lyotard - Wikipedia

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    Lyotard argues that people have outgrown their needs for metanarratives (French: métarécits), likely due to the advancement of techniques and technologies since World War II and redeployment of advanced liberal capitalism (i.e., neoliberalism). He argues against the possibility of justifying the narratives that bring together disciplines and ...