We will read a variety of theorists to get a feel for how postmodernism has approached language, art, politics, and culture. Students will take part in a group project and an individual project, both of which will entail a presentation and an extensive writing component. Students will also complete a final exam. Senior Seminar Fall 2001 will be modeled on a graduate-school type seminar. The capstone of the course is a research paper.
Students read widely in one or two of the three authors and discuss the texts in class.
Each presentation is critiqued in class. This is a requirement for completion of the course. The paper is due on the last day of class. The paper is between 20 and 30 pages, demonstrates a sophisticated understanding of the text and related issues, incorporates scholarship only to contextualize your own insights and not as an end in itself, and is grammatically flawless. Students will not be required to attend the NCUR Conference.