Welcome to ENGL 3700, Studies in the Postmodern Novel
This section of ENGL 3700 will consider what I’m calling “Postmodern Voices” in novels after World War II. Authors and subjects will include traditionally marginalized or silenced perspectives that make up western culture, like sex, gender, race, ethnicity, identity, reproduction, beauty, war, technoculture, etc.
What does it mean to be alive after the most disruptive conflict in human history? How does the western world come to terms with the atrocities of World War II? What do traditional values and narratives still have to offer us? Can new myths replace the old and offer paths that do not lead to similar outcomes? IS apocalypse inevitable? This course will consider traditionally marginalized voices in the postmodern novel. What ideas inform “America” and how do these various expressions support, reevaluate, or undermine them? We will also consider the novel as a literary genre and how it has changed to support changing cultural expectations.
Introduction
The document you’re reading is your syllabus. Everything you need for this class is on this page and linked off of it. Please read this document and those it links to carefully at the beginning of the semester. There is much information to process, and it can be somewhat daunting — especially if you read cursorily. If you are confused, do your best to work through it by (re)reading this document carefully and completely, searching this site, or consulting the FAQ. I promise, there is an answer to your question. If all else fails, you may contact me. Trust yourself to follow directions and find the answers. Be careful and deliberate.
Required Texts
TBD.
Note: The rest of the syllabus is coming soon.
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