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:
- Final Exam Study Guide–updated with take-home portion
- Course/Instructor Evaluations (time given 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.**