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Postmodernism is an essentially interdisciplinary phenomenon,
and this course will explore it in an interdisciplinary manner.
Not a movement or a style, yet characterized by a distinctive
perspective, the postmodern spirit has been evident in many key
works of recent philosophy, social theory, literature, art, music,
architecture, and even technology. We will study examples of postmodernist
literary theory, fiction, and poetry against the dual backgrounds
of early-twentieth-century avant-garde and modernist work, on
the one hand, and recent work in these complementary fields, on
the other, moving toward a more comprehensive grasp of the literature
and culture of our own day.
These Web pages contain much material connected with the
course and the subject. I will be asking you to study some of
this material as the course goes on. In the meantime, feel free
to explore. Please bear in mind that these pages are meant to
be a tool for use with this course, rather than a comprehensive
overview of postmodernism.