LS 636 - Deconstructing Postmodernism: Literary Theory in a Postmodern, Postcolonial World

(3.00 cr.)

This course looks at the ways artists of the twentieth and the twenty-first century view their world and recreate it in their works. Students study modern literature from around the world and reflect on the various ways in which different cultural traditions have confronted the questions of individual and collective identity. This course provides students with a working knowledge of the most important contemporary trends and figures from a wide range of literary traditions while examining the historical and social context in which each writer's work develops. All works will be read in English.