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ENG 2092: Postmodernism (3 cr.)

For many, the term postmodernism refers to a

historical period that stretches from the 1960s to

the present, marked by developments such as the

Cold War, rise in technology and the growth of the

suburbs as a cultural force. The purpose of this

study is to look at the impact of this movement as

it shaped the literary productions of the

twentieth century. Literature does not exist in a

vacuum?it exists within its socio-economic,

historical, political, and religious times frames.

It often draws from the changes that society

experiences?from cartographic realignments of

societies, from revolutions and most notably,

recent wars. We will examine some of the themes

and techniques of post-modernism:

inter-textuality, hyper-textuality, pastiche,

metafiction, fabulation, magical realism,

techno-culture, etc. Writers include Rushdie,

Murakami, Orhan Pamuk, Gloria Anzaldua -- and

publications such as McSweeney's, The Believer,

and the fiction pages of The New Yorker.

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