Acts of the imagination: postmodern thought and the writing of history

There are several reasons why postmodernism is generally regarded as incompatible with doing history, and by exploring them, I will be able to better address the primary goal of this thesis: to articulate one of many possible postmodernist methodologies for inquiring into history. Before I do that, however, it will be helpful to look at my working definition of postmodernism, especially since the term is highly overused and misunderstood. While I am not prepared to sort out the strands of postmodernism or give a definitive explanation of all the nuances of its different forms, I do wish to address the aspects of postmodernism that I believe could have important bearing on the writing of history