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This course examines a selection of influential novels written in the two decades following the end of the Second World War. Beginning with works from the late 40s by writers with close ties to the experimental modernism of the 20s and the socially committed writing of the 30s, we will focus on a number of transnational cultural phenomena specific to the period, such as the rejection or critical transformation of earlier modernist and avant-gardist techniques and values; the questioning of Eurocentric cultural authority; the erosion of Empire and struggles over decolonization; writers' loss of faith in established political culture; the emergence of identity politics; the advent of a youth subculture. The course will also look at how these novels fit into, or cast doubt on, the modernism/postmodernism dichotomy now current in interpretations of 20th-century literature.
Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.
COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion
Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: HA ENGL Grading Mode: Graded
Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.
Last Updated on MAR-18-2003
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