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 106-036 Postmodernism

Note

Formerly available as 106-247/347. Students who have completed 106-247/347 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

Availability

2nd and 3rd year

Credit Points

12.5

Coordinator

David Bennett

Prerequisites

Usually 25 points of first year English, see Prerequisites

Semester

2 (view timetable)

Contact

Two 1.5-hour seminars per week

Subject Description

An introduction to the major theories of postmodernism as a cultural and aesthetic category and postmodernity as a socio-historical concept, demonstrating their application to critical analysis of literature, cinema, television and architecture. The subject combines a strong emphasis on theory with opportunities for case studies of specific postmodern texts, both verbal and visual.

Assessment

Written work totalling 4000 words.

Prescribed Texts

A subject reader will be available. Any edition of the following texts is acceptable.

  • K Acker, Great Expectations.
  • D DeLillo, White Noise.
  • E L Doctorow, The Book of Daniel.
  • S Rushdie, Shame.
  • T Pynchon, The Crying of Lot 49.
  • R Stirling (ed), Mirrorshades: The Cyberpunk Anthology.
  • K Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse Five.
  • Films: O Stone, Natural Born Killers.
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