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American Literature
through Time
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Contemporary
(continuation
of Postmodernism)
1980s-Present
Content:
identity politics
people learning to cope with problems through communication
people's sense of identity is shaped by cultural and gender attitudes
emergence of ethnic writers and women writers
Style:
narratives: both fiction and nonfiction
anti-heroes
concern with connections between people
emotion-provoking
humorous irony
storytelling emphasized
autobiographical essays
Effect: too soon to tell
Historical Context:
people beginning a
new century and a new millennium
media culture interprets values
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