Modernity vs Modernism . Modern refers to all things new and in present as opposed to old and antiquated things and practices. Anything modern is what is in vogue and in fashion such as modern music, modern painting and modern apparels. read more
Modernism, a more nuanced social and cultural movement spanning approximately 1890 to 1939, operates within modernity, but is a distinct entity. All told, there are several important differences between the two that you must understand to draw a division between the closely related concepts. read more
• Period: • Modernism flourished between 1860s and 1940s; preferably till 1945 when World War II ended. • Postmodernism began after modernism. Postmodernism is construed as begun after 1968, to be precise. • Thinking: Thinking too differed in modern and postmodern periods. read more