Twentieth- and Twenty-First-Century Literature
Overview
Subject area
ENGL
Catalog Number
319
Course Title
Twentieth- and Twenty-First-Century Literature
Department(s)
Description
A multi-genre study of texts, theories, and cultures from 1945 to the present. Topics may include postmodernism and late/global capitalism; Civil Rights and decolonial movements; states of emergency and exception; technological change and post-humanism; parody and pastiche; the Cold War and paranoia; climate change and climate justice; popular culture. Genres may include speculative fiction, drama, comedy, memoir, fiction, poetry, visual media, and creative non-fiction, alongside prominent theories of postmodernism, postcolonialism, and contemporary culture.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring
Academic Career
Undergraduate
Liberal Arts
Yes
Credits
Minimum Units
3
Maximum Units
3
Academic Progress Units
3
Repeat For Credit
No
Components
Name
Lecture
Hours
3
Requisites
009023