Unit 6: American Literature Since 1945

Week 14________________________

Tuesday, April 10

Reading: Prof VZ will discuss the Section Introduction on Am. Lit after 1945. You can flip through but don’t need to read in its entirety.

  • Sub-section Introduction, “From Modernism to Postmodernism”: 1965-1977
  • Flannery O’Connor, “A Good Man is Hard to Find” (2104-2114)
  • Ralph Ellison, from Invisible Man (2028-2038)

Thursday, April 12–A Return to the Self and Identity in Post-War Poetry

Reading

  • Sample Assignment 3 (we will discuss it): Contextual Analysis Sample
  • Allen Ginsberg, “Howl” (2117-2126)
  • John Berryman, from The Dream Songs–“[Huffy Henry hid]” (2023), and “[Life, friends, is boring]
  • Sylvia Plath, “Lady Lazarus” (2174)
  • Adrienne Rich, “Trying to Talk with a Man” (2134) and “Valediction Forbidding Mourning” (2134)
  • Audre Lorde, “Coal” (2201-2204) and “Black Mother Woman” (2205)

Week 15_________________________

Tuesday, April 17

In Class:

  • Contextual Analysis Workshop–think of 2-3 possible pairings that you think might be particularly interesting

Reading:

  • Donald Barthelme, “The School” (2147-2150)
  • Don Delillo, “Videotape” (2208-2210)

Thursday, April 19

In Class:

Reading:

  • Sandra Cisneros, “‘Mericans” (2289-2292)
  • Sherman Alexie, “What You Pawn I Will Redeem” (2298-2314)
  • John Ashbery: “The One Thing that can Save America” (2129-2130)

***The third major assignment–the contextual analysis–will be due in the designated OAKS Dropbox by midnight on Friday, April 27 (please ask for an extension if you need it.**

*** Final Exam: Thursday, April 26: 12:00 – 3:00 ***

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