Briti kirjandus 20.-21. sajand kordamisküsimused vastustega
Literature of second- and third-generation immigrants from
former colonies.
1990-2000 Diversity. Contemporary social and cultural movements.
Martin amis, pat barker, james kelman, will self-social and cultural zeitgeist
Helen fielding, nick hornby-remapping of feminity in post-feminist 1990s
Irvin Welsh, Nicholas Blincoe, Niall Griffiths-contemporary underworld, counter-culture, drug
and club cultures
Jeff Noon, Jeanette Winterson-shifting perceptions of identity, new medias of virutal selves,
computer-gaming, Internet
Major historical events and their influence on cultural climate.
1989-fall of Berlin Wall. Fall of Communist regime and the Soviet Union-totalitarian culture. Victory
of capitalism, democracy, US
· Francis Fukuyama. The End of History and the Last Man (1992)
· West and US-domination ideological forces
· Fear of leftist tendencies
2001-9/11 collapse of Twin Towers of World Trade Center in NY
Collapse of WTC