Post-War Literature

This course focuses on literature published since 1945. Primary texts may be works of fiction, poetry, or drama, and are explored in relation to their social, political, and cultural contexts. Themes may include the following: War and trauma; postmodernism; second-wave feminism; class; multiculturalism; metafiction. By the end of the course, students are expected to be able to demonstrate an awareness of key developments in the literature of this period, and to be able to think critically about literary representations of their own contemporary moment.