Classes

American Modernism

Semester: 

Fall

Offered: 

2022

This course examines various forms of American modernism that developed in the early years of the twentieth century and sought to perform a radical break from earlier conventions so as to reflect the socio-cultural and economic turbulence of the first decades of the 20th century. Modernism saw an explosion of literary innovation and unfolded in conversation with several phenomena of modernity: new forms of social and economic integration, but also expatriate life and displacement; new modes of perspective and experience.

The American Novel from 1960s onwards

Semester: 

Fall

Offered: 

2022

In this course we examine several landmark novels and examples of short fiction by representative authors of American literature from the 1960s until today. We take into account the aesthetic trends and formal models affecting the selected authors, as well as the multifaceted and composite character of the United States as a nation. Proceeding largely in chronological order, the sequence of readings is divided thematically.