Postmodern Destinations: Arriving in Liminal Spaces with DeLillo, Doctorow, and the Portlandia Crew
Faculty Sponsor
Fred Johnson, Whitworth University
Research Project Abstract
This panel reviews postmodernism as a literary and cultural phenomenon, addressing trends in fiction and popular culture as it relates to the rejection of pre-World War II positivism. Emphasis is placed on post-structural thought with regards to the formation of communal and individual narratives and identity. The three presentations will investigate postmodernism and its literary, aesthetic, and philosophical tendencies, stressing major theorists while beginning to characterize our contemporary moment in light of such theory.
Session Number
SS5
Location
Weyerhaeuser 304
Abstract Number
SS5-a
Postmodern Destinations: Arriving in Liminal Spaces with DeLillo, Doctorow, and the Portlandia Crew
Weyerhaeuser 304
This panel reviews postmodernism as a literary and cultural phenomenon, addressing trends in fiction and popular culture as it relates to the rejection of pre-World War II positivism. Emphasis is placed on post-structural thought with regards to the formation of communal and individual narratives and identity. The three presentations will investigate postmodernism and its literary, aesthetic, and philosophical tendencies, stressing major theorists while beginning to characterize our contemporary moment in light of such theory.
