"I don't remember having met anyone yesterday. But tomorrow I won't remember having met anyone today. So don't count on me to enlighten you."
-Pozzo from Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot
We will explore literary postmodernism. Conclusively defining postmodernism is impossible. Some scholars opine the postmodernist movement begins in the aftermath of the second World War; however, I would opine that literary postmodernism starts with Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot (1954 Fr. 1956 Eng.) ushering in the Theatre of the Absurd as well as raising unsettling questions about existence. The postmodern/ postcolonial signpost of the Suez Canal Crisis (1956) provided ample fuel for exploring the Cold War and its aftermath. This course will ask unsettling and unsettled questions about culture and identity as a gateway to better understanding ideologies, democracies, and nationalisms.
Professor: Dr. James Ivory
Schedule: TR 3:30-4:45 (face to face)
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