In her essay “From Here to Modernity: Feminism and Postmodernism” published in Screen, Barbara Creed explores the connection between feminist theory and postmodernism. She examines the works of Alice Jardine and Craig Owens, searching for solutions to the challenge of integrating feminist and postmodern theories. Creed notes that although Jardine and Owens approach the topic from different perspectives, all three agree on the existence of a shared foundation and a legitimate overlap between these theoretical frameworks. She concludes that while these philosophies are significant and interconnected, they should not attempt to create a “totalizing theory” that explains everything.

Arthur Asa Berger’s book Ads, Fads, and Consumer Culture: Advertising’s Impact on American Character and Society (2000) offers insights that are useful for studying the advertising industry. Berger explores the interplay between advertisements and various social, economic, and cultural influences. Included in the book is his analysis of the iconic 1984 Macintosh TV commercial.

David Rabe’s play The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel made a striking impact on theater audiences in 1971. This postmodern work tells the story of a naïve soldier's introduction to the realities of war. Praised by the New York Times for being “rich in humor, irony, and insight,” the play is both harsh and comedic, offering sharp critiques of the Vietnam War and the military establishment. It is published alongside Sticks and Bones in the 1972 volume The Vietnam Plays by Grove Press. Rabe later won a Tony Award for his 1995 play Hurlyburly.

Thomas Pynchon's novel Gravity’s Rainbow (1973), awarded the Pulitzer Prize, is set in Europe during World War II. This novel compels readers to continually reassess the constructed reality presented from the very first page.