Παρουσίαση/Προβολή

(ENL129) -  Αγγελική Τσέτη

Περιγραφή Μαθήματος

This course unfolds around verbal and visual texts produced in the context of post 9/11 America, with a view to exploring the literary and artistic responses and investigating the socio-political and cultural issues raised in the U.S. in the aftermath of the WTC attacks. The underlying premise is that, albeit initially heralded as a product of rupture, following the "obliteration" of language, post 9/11 literature constitutes, in fact, a re-vision: it (re)turns to previous literary tropes and strategies; reiterates cultural practices and battles of the past; and reflects social concerns and anxieties that have permeated the American society throughout the post-war years. Students are invited to examine diverse texts (three novels, short stories and a poem, as well as film and photography), and engage critical discourses which will allow them to address the following questions: how is the trauma of 9/11 reflected in American literature and the arts? What cultural forces and issues mark and shape the contemporary moment in American literature and culture? How do these tensions and frictions relate to the U.S. post-9/11 position in an increasingly transnational world, both prior and following the attacks?

Ημερομηνία δημιουργίας

Τρίτη 13 Μαρτίου 2018