Topics in Literature: Postmodern Fiction

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Postmodernism, as a genre, explores pop culture, multiculturism, mass media, and other aspects of contemporary and mass culture. This course will look at specific contemporary novels, short stories, films and other texts that analyze and question the role and influence of mass and pop culture on contemporary life. Possible authors include Irvine Welsh, Martin Amis, Don Delillo, and Alex Garland. Possible films include Fight Club, Rent, Romeo and Juliet, and the Beach.