Occasionally repetitive in response, the question was raised “why include postmodern theory in sociological theory courses anymore?“

The exchange is longer than any I’ve ever seen on a blog, and it made me wonder: In my courses on STS and sociological theory, what would they look like without postmodern theory?

Are the challenging and mind-bending concepts worthy of inclusion, or is the exploration into postmodernity over (such that, unless I was providing a “history of sociological theory” course, it is no longer necessary to include what few scholars appear to explicitly or actively engage in)?