On these pages, you will find lectures that go along with the readings. Please read them carefully, and try to answer all the questions (in your head; no need to write down answers).
Use the links below to get to the lecture you want.
Lecture 1: Trends in Contemporary Literature
Lecture 2: A Survey of African-American Literature: Campbell, 72 Hour Hold
Lecture 3: The Short Story
Lecture 4: A New Direction? Kushner, Angels in America
Lecture 5: The War Novel: O'Brien, In the Lake of the Woods
Lecture 6: The War Novel: Frazier, Cold Mountain
Lecture 7: Collapsing Genres: Chabon, Thrilling Tales
Lecture 8: Survey of Contemporary Latino/a Literature: Alvarez, In the Time of the Butterflies
Lecture 9: The Fiction of Alienation: Foer, Everything is Illuminated
Lecture 10: Survey of Contemporary Native American Literature: Alexie, Flight