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SUMMARY:Postmodernism and the Individual\, Don DeLillo's "White Noise"
DESCRIPTION:Prophetic in 1985 and winner of the National Book Award\, White
  Noise is a laugh-out-loud perfect example of a humorous postmodern litera
 ry satire. That said\, the topics narrated—rampant consumerism\, the los
 s of reality in a world of representations\, information overload\, overre
 liance on the media\, plus environmental problems—are all serious matter
 s for current debates. This course will mostly treat the affect\, media\, 
 and personal elements of postmodernism rather than its theoretical assumpt
 ions. That is\, my postmodernism is not primarily a doctrine but a felt co
 ndition—a lived atmosphere of anxiety\, irony\, saturation\, distraction
 \, and simulated meaning. Using White Noise as its central text\, the cour
 se examines how postmodernity is experienced emotionally\, bodily\, and ex
 istentially: fear of death\, background dread\, media noise\, consumer com
 fort\, and the strange calm of abstraction. That said\, we will also discu
 ss theories with the accompanying Butler text. Before the first session\,
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 os-white-noise-4-129234
LOCATION:Baker Downtown Center\, 975 High Street\, Eugene\, OR 97401\, Euge
 ne
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URL:https://localz.events/e/postmodernism-and-the-individual-don-delillos-w
 hite-noise-4-129234
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