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• Fifth, The Hipster Fallacy states that made-from-scratch does
not equal quality;
• Finally, The User Fallacy is the opposite of the Hipster
Fallacy, meaning, someone creating something for Snapchat or
some other [accessible] platform cannot have merit from an e-
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- 1. CONTEMPORARY, POPULAR, & EMERGENT LITERATURE Lesson I– Overview of ConPopEm Literature
- 2. OVERVIEW OF CONPOPEMLITERATURE Overview of Literature Types, elements, genres Modern vs. postmodern lit Nature, appeal of popular literature Issues and challenges Theories/methodologies in the analysis of conpopem lit Literary analysis process, new literary theories
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- 4. Prose Poetry Narrative TYPES Non-fiction Fiction LyricDramatic Novel Novella Short Story Legends Fables Parables Biography Autobiography History News Diary Anecdote Essay Epic Ballad Metrical Tale Song Ode Sonnet Elegy Idyll Tragedy Comedy Melodrama Farce Social Play Source: Divisions of Literature (salirickandres.altervista.org)
- 5. Fiction Poetry Elements Character Sources: Fiction: Lesson3: Elements of Fiction | Introduction to Creative Writing (lumenlearning.com) Poetry: Elements of Poetry (lexiconic.net) Drama: Marrzipan Drama - The 6 Elements of Drama And How To Use Them Drama Plot Setting Theme Point of View Sound Sense Structure Persona Addressee Conflict Plot Character Thought Diction Melody Spectacle
- 6. Sources: Genre -Examples and Definition of Genre in Literature (literarydevices.net) What Are the Different Genres of Literature? A Guide to 14 Literary Genres - 2021 - MasterClass GENRES Literary fiction Thriller Horror Mystery Romance Historical Western Bildungsroman Science Fiction Dystopian Magical Realism Fantasy Realism Speculative Fiction
- 7. Contemporary Literature: A Period inLiterary History
- 8. Modernism Postmodernism Adheres toWestern hegemonic values Contests Western hegemonic values Focus on the writer Focus on the reader Focus on interiority Focus on exteriority Alienation Collective voices Unreliable narrator Ironic narrator Rejection of realism Ambivalence towards realism Literature is self-contained Literature is open and intertextual High-brow genres Mixing of high- and low-brow genres Rejection of literary conventions Parody of literary conventions Metafictional Metafictional Idiosyncratic language Simple language
- 9. Literary Movements inHistory Source: Literary Movements Timeline (softschools.com) Neoclassicism (1660 to 1798) the classical ideal, skeptical, satirical Revolutionary (1765 to 1830) political literary writings Romanticism (1798 to 1832) emphasized emotion, imagination Victorian (1832 to 1901) nostalgia, progress, the Woman Question
- 10. Literary Movements inHistory American Transcendentalism (1836 to 1901) strong interest in nature Realism (1865 to 1914) everyday life, poverty, simplicity Stream of Consciousness (Early 20th Century) no authorial presence, loosely organized thoughts Modernism (Early 20th Century) incorporated different styles, reactions to growing science and technology Source: Literary Movements Timeline (softschools.com)
- 11. Literary Movements inHistory Edwardian (1901 to 1910) division between high and low brow literature, growth of children’s literature The Lost Generation (1918 to 1929) frivolity of wealth after the war Harlem Renaissance (1920s) African-American writers, Spoken Word Beat Generation (1950s and 1960s) American culture and politics post-war Source: Literary Movements Timeline (softschools.com)
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- 13. Latin, con +tempor, “together with time”
- 14. Delineating terms Contemporary literature refersto the literary works published post WWII to the current day. It can also be defined as the literature that can be described as post-modern literature. The word, ‘contemporary’ signifies the prevalent culture encompassing popular art, music and literature. Popular Popular literature includes those writings intended for the masses and those that find favour with large audiences. Designed primarily to entertain Emergent literature is more of an adjective used for the literature work that’s emerging and trending. There could be an emerging theme/genre of literature that is being written about during the current period. Sources: Popular art | Britannica
- 15. Nature & Appeal ●The growth of popular literature has paralleled the spread of literacy through education and has been facilitated by technological developments in printing. ● With the Industrial Revolution, works of literature, which were previously produced for consumption by small, well- educated elites, became accessible to large sections and even majorities of the members of a population. Source: Popular art | Britannica
- 16. Nature & Appeal ●The boundary between artistic and popular literature is murky, due to clashing of public preference and critical evaluation. ● While he was alive William Shakespeare could be thought of as a writer of popular literature, but he is now regarded as a creator of artistic literature. ● Indeed, the main, though not invariable, method of defining a work as belonging to popular literature is whether it is ephemeral, that is, losing its appeal and significance with the passage of time. Source: Popular art | Britannica
- 17. Nature & Appeal ●The most important genre in popular literature is and always has been the romance, extending as it does from the Middle Ages to the present. ● Fantasy, science fiction, detective stories ● Popular literature has also come to include such genres as comic books and cartoon strips. Source: Popular art | Britannica
- 18. Nature & Appeal ●Popular literature is fiction that does not deal with abstract problems; it takes moral principles as the given, accepting certain generalized, common-sense ideas and values as its base. ● (Common-sense values and conventional values are not the same thing; the first can be justified rationally, the second cannot. Even though the second may include some of the first, they are justified, not on the ground of reason, but on the ground of social conformity.) Source: —Ayn Rand Lexicon (aynrandlexicon.com)
- 19. Issues & Challenges Source: Theproblem of popular literature | Literati | thenews.com.pk • Popular literature is ephemeral and fleeting • Popular authors incline to familiar, cliché ridden and easily digestible language • Popular literature tend to sacrifice artistic values at the cost of popularity
- 20. Fallacies (extracted fromFlores, 2019) Source: Third Generation Electronic Literature › electronic book review • First, the Pioneer Fallacy posits that to be the first to do something doesn’t mean it is a quality work; • Second, The Generational Fallacy reminds just because it is the most recent generation does not mean its work is better; • Third, the Technical Fallacy states that technical complexity does not equal quality; • Fourth, The Viral Fallacy posits that just because something is popular does not mean it is good;
- 21. Fallacies (extracted fromFlores, 2019) Source: Third Generation Electronic Literature › electronic book review • Fifth, The Hipster Fallacy states that made-from-scratch does not equal quality; • Finally, The User Fallacy is the opposite of the Hipster Fallacy, meaning, someone creating something for Snapchat or some other [accessible] platform cannot have merit from an e- literary perspective (Flores, 2019, p. 11)
- 23. Why do you likewhat you like reading?
- 24. Key concepts and methodologiesin the analysis of popular and contemporary literary works
- 25. CONCEPTS IN CONTEMPORARYLITERATURE 1. CONTEXT ● Everything exists in a context ● In reading books or watching movies from the past, the critical thinker knows better than to judge them in terms of the present. ● Knowledge of historical context makes one more tolerant of art forms in outmoded styles. Source: Nancy A. Taylor - How to Analyze Contemporary Literature (csun.edu)
- 26. CONCEPTS IN CONTEMPORARYLITERATURE 1. CONTEXT ● Consider some of the historical, social, cultural, political influences of the contemporary age: literature as a response to a world lived under the threat of Nuclear/Global War, Environmental Catastrophe, and AIDS; a world lived under the influence of technology (in which genuine experience has been replaced by simulation and spectacle), mass media expansion, faster communication, greater diversity of culture/religion/values, and globalization. Source: Nancy A. Taylor - How to Analyze Contemporary Literature (csun.edu)
- 27. CONCEPTS IN CONTEMPORARYLITERATURE 2. CULTURE ● Literary texts may highlight cultural voices and sociological contexts. ● Analyzing the represented cultural traditions (and codes of language) can lead to a greater understanding of that culture. ● Studying the history of that culture will create a more enlightening appreciation of cultural attitudes, motivations, and actions. Source: Nancy A. Taylor - How to Analyze Contemporary Literature (csun.edu)
- 28. CONCEPTS IN CONTEMPORARYLITERATURE 3. A QUESTION OF MEANING ● Literature shows people struggling to find meaning in a world that doesn't offer us the old assurances, as it breaks down our faith in the supremacy of the rational, scientific human being (e.g. comparisons between animals and humans and machines). ● In our contemporary world, meaning is not stable or absolute; values and identity are relative to culture, religion, and geography. Source: Nancy A. Taylor - How to Analyze Contemporary Literature (csun.edu)
- 29. CONCEPTS IN CONTEMPORARYLITERATURE 4. DEFINING REALITY ● Authors use metafiction, magical realism, and surrealism to draw our attention to their literary work’s relationship (or non- relationship) to “reality.” ● Literature emphasizes the fragmentation in the human experience of contemporary culture, and uses it as an artistic strategy. ● Literature questions our ability to understand ourselves and our culture, questions omniscience by questioning our ability to accurately see reality, and questions the link between language and reality. Source: Nancy A. Taylor - How to Analyze Contemporary Literature (csun.edu)
- 30. CONCEPTS IN CONTEMPORARYLITERATURE 5. SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS ● Contemporary authors emphasize the permeability of old boundaries: between men and women; between the East and the West; between high and low culture, challenging borders and limits (including those of decency), and exploring the marginalized aspects of life and marginalized elements of society. Source: Nancy A. Taylor - How to Analyze Contemporary Literature (csun.edu)
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- 33. John Paul, GloryMae, Angelica Cultural Studies Lovely Jane & Guillen
- 34. Flow of yourpresentation ● Definition of your theory ● Who is your theory’s proponent/author? ● How to write a literary analysis using your theory ○ Include Checklist of critical questions ■ For example, google “checklist of formalist critical questions”
- 35. Literary Theory |Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (utm.edu) You may refer to the link below. But it is best if you branch out and research more on your assigned theory. :) P.S: you can reach out to me via our class groupchat for any concerns and/or clarifications. Thank you!