Modern Fiction http://blog.lib.umn.edu/troc0020/classes/ en Copyright 2009 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:06:46 +0000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=4.25 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Journal #7 The question for journal #7, due Thursday, April 17th, is the following: what is/are the role/s of women in Leslie Marmon Silko's Ceremony? How does the novel depict women's roles within society? How does this differ from previous novels we've read?

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/troc0020/classes/reading_journals/#122280 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/troc0020/classes/reading_journals/#122280 Reading Journals Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:06:46 +0000 Journal #6 We wrote Journal #6 in class on Thursday. The topic for this journal concerned the role of grace in Flannery O'Connor's "A Good Man is Hard to Find."

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/troc0020/classes/reading_journals/#122278 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/troc0020/classes/reading_journals/#122278 Reading Journals Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:05:36 +0000 Journal #5 We will write journal #5 in-class on Thursday. The question we'll address is the following: Do you believe Oedipa has discovered some secret truth in the mystery of the Tristero, or is she simply paranoid?

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/troc0020/classes/reading_journals/#119427 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/troc0020/classes/reading_journals/#119427 Reading Journals Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:11:10 +0000 Postmodernism Presentations The presentation on the theoretical underpinnings of postmodernism can be found here.

The presentation on postmodern literature is located here.

The presentation on postmodern music, art, and architecture is located here.

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/troc0020/classes/presentations/postmodernism_the_crying_of_lot_49/#118995 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/troc0020/classes/presentations/postmodernism_the_crying_of_lot_49/#118995 Postmodernism / The Crying of Lot 49 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 02:44:08 +0000 Postmodernism Resources The following sites provide a great deal of useful information on postmodernism:


Mary Klages' Postmodernism Page. This page provides a useful breakdown of the relationship between modernity and postmodernity as well.

Postmodernism and Its Critics. Though focusing on anthropology, this page defines key concepts and introduces key theorists.

Contemporary Philosophy, Critical Theory, and Postmodern Thought. This page provides links to information on key postmodern thinkers.

Berkeley's Postmodernism Page. Provides great author links.

Georgetown's Po-Mo Page. A helpful breakdown of the characteristics of modernism and postmodernism.

John Lye's Postmodern Literature Page. A good breakdown of postmodernism as applied to the study of literature.

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/troc0020/classes/presentations/postmodernism_the_crying_of_lot_49/#118986 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/troc0020/classes/presentations/postmodernism_the_crying_of_lot_49/#118986 Postmodernism / The Crying of Lot 49 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 01:14:46 +0000 Decade by Decade Kingwood College Library has a series of pages with useful information relating to 20th century American history and culture going decade by decade. Check out the following with reference to our readings:

1920s
1930s
1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/troc0020/classes/history/#115351 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/troc0020/classes/history/#115351 History Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:55:05 +0000 The Simple Art of Murder You can find the full text of Raymond Chandler's essay "The Simple Art of Murder" here.

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/troc0020/classes/presentations/hardboiled_fiction_the_big_sleep/#115202 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/troc0020/classes/presentations/hardboiled_fiction_the_big_sleep/#115202 Hard-Boiled Fiction / The Big Sleep Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:45:15 +0000 Hard-Boiled Fiction Presentation Click here for the power point presentation on hard-boiled fiction.

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/troc0020/classes/presentations/hardboiled_fiction_the_big_sleep/#114979 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/troc0020/classes/presentations/hardboiled_fiction_the_big_sleep/#114979 Hard-Boiled Fiction / The Big Sleep Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:37:54 +0000 Jazz Age Presentation Click here for the power point presentation on the jazz age.

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/troc0020/classes/presentations/jazz_age_the_great_gatsby/#114973 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/troc0020/classes/presentations/jazz_age_the_great_gatsby/#114973 Jazz Age / The Great Gatsby Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:11:44 +0000 Harlem Renaissance Presentation Click here for the power point presentation on the Harlem Renaissance.

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/troc0020/classes/presentations/harlem_renaissance_their_eyes_were_watching_god/#114972 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/troc0020/classes/presentations/harlem_renaissance_their_eyes_were_watching_god/#114972 Harlem Renaissance / Their Eyes Were Watching God Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:10:06 +0000 Hard-Boiled Slang Learn to barber like a Bruno or chin like a chippy. The following glossary of hard-boiled slang is worth a look.

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/troc0020/classes/presentations/hardboiled_fiction_the_big_sleep/#114965 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/troc0020/classes/presentations/hardboiled_fiction_the_big_sleep/#114965 Hard-Boiled Fiction / The Big Sleep Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:49:11 +0000 Detective Fiction Resources William Marling's overview of detective novels is a good introduction to hard-boiled fiction.

Lee Horsley's crime fiction site also provides helpful information.

My page on hard-boiled fiction and film noir may also prove useful.

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]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/troc0020/classes/presentations/hardboiled_fiction_the_big_sleep/#114961 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/troc0020/classes/presentations/hardboiled_fiction_the_big_sleep/#114961 Hard-Boiled Fiction / The Big Sleep Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:38:56 +0000 Chandler Bibliography The following site provides a secondary bibliography related to Raymond Chandler's The Big Sleep.

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/troc0020/classes/presentations/hardboiled_fiction_the_big_sleep/#114955 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/troc0020/classes/presentations/hardboiled_fiction_the_big_sleep/#114955 Hard-Boiled Fiction / The Big Sleep Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:33:47 +0000 Journal #4 The question you should respond to in your fourth reading journal, due Monday, 3/10, is the following: Is hard-boiled fiction a particularly American genre of literature? Why or why not? Be sure to substantiate your claims using evidence from the text.

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/troc0020/classes/reading_journals/#114951 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/troc0020/classes/reading_journals/#114951 Reading Journals Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:30:17 +0000 Journal #3 The question you should respond to in your third reading journal, due on Monday 3/3, is the following: What relationship does The Great Gatsby suggest between the American dream and repetition of the past?

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