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

Course Schedule