HENA03832U English - Free topic: American Fiction of the 1970s
Volume 2014/2015
Content
In the United States, the
1970s were the continuation and culmination of a tumultuous era, a
period of social and political upheaval. The war in Vietnam
continued, ultimately ending in disaster. A revived and radical
feminism manifested itself in political debate and public life.
Violent terrorist groups such as the Weather Underground, the Black
Panther Party and the Symbionese Liberation Army conducted
campaigns of bombings, robbery, kidnapping and murder across the
United States. The Watergate scandal threatened to overwhelm the
American political process. Crime rates, including homicide,
soared. A gasoline crisis followed the Arab-Israeli war of 1973,
and as inflation rose steadily in the United States, the economy
faltered. A declining working population in many major cities,
including New York city, brought them to the verge of bankruptcy.
Yet, as is so often the case, these turbulent years were also
characterized by a number of notable literary achievements. In this
course, we will examine carefully some representative novels and
short fiction of the 1970s. These will include
Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow, Dog
Soldiers by Robert Stone, “Dreams” from Crossing
the Border by Joyce Carol Oates, Play It As It
Lays by Joan Didion, “Black Tickets” by Jayne Anne
Phillips and other works that will be gathered in a
compendium
Teaching and learning methods
Class
instruction
Workload
- Category
- Hours
- Lectures
- 28
- Preparation
- 176,75
- Total
- 204,75
Exam 1 (Exam form A - KA 2013-ordning)
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Other
Criteria for exam assesment
Exam 2 (Exam form A - KA 2008-ordning)
- Credit
- 15 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Other
Criteria for exam assesment
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- HENA03832U
- Credit
- See exam description
- Level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
- 1 semester
- Placement
- Autumn
- Schedule
- See link to schedule
- Study board
- Study board of English, Germanic and Romance Studies
Contracting department
- Department of English, Germanic and Romance Studies
Course responsibles
- Gregory Stephenson (7-6b76696b73767d446c7971326f7932686f)
Saved on the
20-05-2014