... mass consumer culture."" (Featherstone, 1991) Postmodernism thus also induced a populist culture. Museums ceased to be elitist institutions, appealing to more mainstream popular demands with "a shift from discursive to figural forms of culture manifest in an emphasis upon visual images over words- (Featherstone, 1991). Postmodernism also beckons a partial return to premodern values in the appreciation of heritage while doing so in ... d'Italia' recently built in New Orleans to accommodate the local Italian population: the piazza resembles the function of an Italian piazza and imitates of...

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