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Late Twentieth Century and Postmodernism

Read this introduction to defining postmodernism.

http://www3.iath.virginia.edu/elab/

( http://www3.iath.virginia.edu/elab/ )
See this introduction of postmodernism.

http://www.as.ua.edu/ant/Faculty/murphy/436/pomo.htm

( http://www.as.ua.edu/ant/Faculty/murphy/436/pomo.htm )
Read about "Postmodern Virtualities" to find out why the Internet has become the ultimate postmodern subject.

http://www.hnet.uci.edu/mposter/writings/internet.html

( http://www.hnet.uci.edu/mposter/writings/internet.html )
Explore this BBC site on the 1980s.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/ilove/years/80sindex.shtml

( http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/ilove/years/80sindex.shtml )
Explore the 1980s.

http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/resource_guides/content.cfm?tpc=33

( http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/resource_guides/content.cfm?tpc=33 )
How did 1989 mark the end of the cold war?

http://www.historyguide.org/europe/lecture16.html

( http://www.historyguide.org/europe/lecture16.html )
Find out more about the Ronald Reagan years.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Reagan

( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Reagan )
Find out more about the Margaret Thatcher years.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Thatcher

( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Thatcher )
Browse through the examples from this style index of contemporary art.

http://www.usc.edu/schools/annenberg/asc/projects/comm544/library/styles/index.html

( http://www.usc.edu/schools/annenberg/asc/projects/comm544/library/styles/index.html )
See this introduction to multiculturalism and its opposition.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiculturalism

( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiculturalism )
The New Information Age

See this Smithsonian exhibit on the technology of the past 150 years.

http://photo2.si.edu/infoage/infoage.html

( http://photo2.si.edu/infoage/infoage.html )
Explore the subject of the Information Age at Wikipedia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_age

( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_age )
Discover the Nerds 2.0.1 history of the Internet.

http://www.pbs.org/opb/nerds2.0.1/

( http://www.pbs.org/opb/nerds2.0.1/ )
See Hobbes's Internet timeline.

http://www.zakon.org/robert/internet/timeline/

( http://www.zakon.org/robert/internet/timeline/ )
You may also wish to visit Atlas of Cyberspace for further analysis of the Internet.

http://websearch.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?once=true&site=http://www.cybergeograph...

( http://websearch.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?once=true&site=http://www.cybergeograph... )
Find out more about hackers and cyberspace.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/hackers/

( http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/hackers/ )
Science and Technology

Find out about "Stephen Hawking's Universe."

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/hawking/html/home.html

( http://www.pbs.org/wnet/hawking/html/home.html )
Tour the old MIR Space Station.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/mir/

( http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/mir/ )
Visit the NASA Space Shuttle site.

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html

( http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html )
Globalization and a Global Economy

See this introduction to globalization from Wikipedia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globalization

( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globalization )
Visit this student guide to globalization.

http://www.globalization101.org/

( http://www.globalization101.org/ )
Read about the global economy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Global_Economy

( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Global_Economy )
Explore these theories at the Globalization website.

http://www.sociology.emory.edu/globalization/theories.html

( http://www.sociology.emory.edu/globalization/theories.html )
Consider whether globalization is a threat or promise.

http://www.imf.org/external/np/exr/ib/2000/041200.htm

( http://www.imf.org/external/np/exr/ib/2000/041200.htm )
See this International Forum of Globalization Issues.

http://www.ifg.org/

( http://www.ifg.org/ )
The 1990s and the End of the 20th Century

Browse this historical overview of the 1990s.

http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/resource_guides/content.cfm?tpc=34

( http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/resource_guides/content.cfm?tpc=34 )
Read about Nelson Mandela's struggle to free South Africa.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/mandela/

( http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/mandela/ )
Learn about the Gulf War in Kuwait and Iraq.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/gulf/

( http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/gulf/ )
Meet the key decision-makers of the Gulf War.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/gulf/oral/decision.html

( http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/gulf/oral/decision.html )
Read about the Clinton years.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/clinton/

( http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/clinton/ )
Survey the major events of any year of the 20th century.

http://timelines.ws/20thcent/TWENTIETHCENT.HTML

( http://timelines.ws/20thcent/TWENTIETHCENT.HTML )
The Arts and Culture in the Cyber Age

Explore museums of contemporary art.

http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHcontemporary.html#21century

( http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHcontemporary.html#21century )
Read about the millennial madness at the end of the 20th century.

http://www.ianchadwick.com/essays/madness.html

( http://www.ianchadwick.com/essays/madness.html )
Explore this PBS site on the contributions of African American culture.

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aaworld/arts/

( http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aaworld/arts/ )
See this PBS site on art in the 21st century.

http://www.pbs.org/art21/

( http://www.pbs.org/art21/ )
Film Enhanced by Computer Graphics

Explore this site on making sense of films.

http://historymatters.gmu.edu/mse/film/

( http://historymatters.gmu.edu/mse/film/ )
See this interview with Oliver Stone about movies as an art form.

http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/Stone/stone-con2.html

( http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/Stone/stone-con2.html )
Find out about the art of film reviewing.

http://www.ealasaid.com/writing/columns/masters.html

( http://www.ealasaid.com/writing/columns/masters.html )
Browse through the Internet Movie Archive.

http://www.archive.org/details/movies

( http://www.archive.org/details/movies )
Learn about the art of sound design in the film industry.

http://www.filmsound.org/

( http://www.filmsound.org/ )
9/11: A New Age of International Terrorism

See this photo gallery and timeline for 9/11.

http://www.timesunion.com/news/september11/

( http://www.timesunion.com/news/september11/ )
View this photo collection from 9/11.

http://www.likeanorb.com/wtc/index.php?Number=0

( http://www.likeanorb.com/wtc/index.php?Number=0 )
Read this report from Frontline about why American intelligence failed to warn us.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/terrorism/fail/

( http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/terrorism/fail/ )
Review the 9/11 Commission Report.

http://www.9-11commission.gov/

( http://www.9-11commission.gov/ )
Read this editorial comparing the attack to Pearl Harbor.

http://www.sfgate.com/today/0912_editorial.shtml

( http://www.sfgate.com/today/0912_editorial.shtml )
See this Frontline Special on "Target America."

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/target/

( http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/target/ )
Find out more about Islam as a religion and culture of faith.

http://www.pbs.org/empires/islam/

( http://www.pbs.org/empires/islam/ )
Afghanistan and Iraq

See these sites on the Taliban, al Qaeda, and Osama bin Laden.

http://www.academicinfo.net/afghantaliban.html

( http://www.academicinfo.net/afghantaliban.html )
See Frontline's "In Search of al Quaeda."

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/search/

( http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/search/ )
Review this Frontline report on "Hunting Bin Laden."

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/binladen/

( http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/binladen/ )
Find out about the treatment of women in Afghanistan under the Taliban.

http://www.afghan-web.com/woman/

( http://www.afghan-web.com/woman/ )
Read about holy war against the West.

http://www.nizkor.org/hweb/orgs/american/adl/hamas/holy-war.html

( http://www.nizkor.org/hweb/orgs/american/adl/hamas/holy-war.html )
Find out more about Islamic studies and discover the distinction between jihad and terrorism.

http://www.uga.edu/islam/

( http://www.uga.edu/islam/ )
View this Frontline special, "Saudi Time Bomb?"

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/saudi/

( http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/saudi/ )
The War with Iraq

Review this academic information on the conflict with Iraq.

http://www.academicinfo.net/iraqwar.html

( http://www.academicinfo.net/iraqwar.html )
Survey these pro and con arguments for attacking Iraq.

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/iraq_pro-con.htm

( http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/iraq_pro-con.htm )
Review these questions and answers by the Christian Science Monitor about the war with Iraq.

http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0212/p09s01-woiq.html

( http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0212/p09s01-woiq.html )
Visit the Long Road to War to explore the background to this war.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/longroad/

( http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/longroad/ )
Find out about the Downing Street "Memo."

http://www.downingstreetmemo.com/index.html

( http://www.downingstreetmemo.com/index.html )
Consider the media's role in "Weapons of Mass Deception."

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Weapons_of_mass_deception

( http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Weapons_of_mass_deception )
The New American Empire?

Read about American Popular Culture and how it has become global.

http://www.wsu.edu/~amerstu/pop/cultimp.html

( http://www.wsu.edu/~amerstu/pop/cultimp.html )
Find out about the term "American Empire" at Wikipedia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Empire

( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Empire )
Read this Harvard article: "An American Empire?"

http://www.harvard-magazine.com/on-line/1102193.html

( http://www.harvard-magazine.com/on-line/1102193.html )
Explore the Project for the New American Century for a defense of imperialism.

http://www.newamericancentury.org/

( http://www.newamericancentury.org/ )
Visit the American Empire homepage for a compilation of articles from the nation on this subject.

http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/American_Empire/American_Empire_page.html

( http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/American_Empire/American_Empire_page.html )
Survey the events of the 21st century in HyperHistory.

http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html

( http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html )
Explore these current hotspots to make global connections.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/globalconnections/

( http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/globalconnections/ )
Find out about information warfare from Wikipedia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_warfare

( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_warfare )
See this NPR report on "Homeland Security in the Information Age."

http://www.npr.org/news/specials/091102reflections/technology/index.html

( http://www.npr.org/news/specials/091102reflections/technology/index.html )
Critical Theory and Cultural Studies

Review this brief guide to ideology in critical theory.

http://www.brocku.ca/english/jlye/ideology.html

( http://www.brocku.ca/english/jlye/ideology.html )
Find out about "The Differences between Literary Criticism, Literary Theory and 'Theory Itself.'"

http://www.brocku.ca/english/courses/4F70/crit.vs.theory.html

( http://www.brocku.ca/english/courses/4F70/crit.vs.theory.html )
Review "Some Characteristics of Contemporary Theory."

http://www.brocku.ca/english/courses/4F70/characteristics.html

( http://www.brocku.ca/english/courses/4F70/characteristics.html )
Review these poststructuralist assumptions.

http://www.brocku.ca/english/courses/4F70/poststruct.html

( http://www.brocku.ca/english/courses/4F70/poststruct.html )
Find out about these assumptions of deconstruction.

http://www.brocku.ca/english/courses/4F70/deconstruction.html

( http://www.brocku.ca/english/courses/4F70/deconstruction.html )
See these resources on "Contemporary Philosophy, Critical Theory and Post-Modern Thought."

http://carbon.cudenver.edu/~mryder/itc_data/postmodern.html

( http://carbon.cudenver.edu/~mryder/itc_data/postmodern.html )
Explore Cyberspace, Hypertext, and Critical Theory.

http://www.cyberartsweb.org/cpace/

( http://www.cyberartsweb.org/cpace/ )
Contemporary Latin American Literature and Magical Realism

Explore the Garden of Forking Paths in this site about Jorge Luis Borges.

http://www.themodernword.com/borges/index.html

( http://www.themodernword.com/borges/index.html )
Find out about magical realism

http://www.english.emory.edu/Bahri/MagicalRealism.html

( http://www.english.emory.edu/Bahri/MagicalRealism.html )
Read this essay on Gabriel García Márquez and magical realism.

http://www.danagioia.net/essays/emarquez.htm

( http://www.danagioia.net/essays/emarquez.htm )
Find out more about Gabriel García Márquez.

http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/marquez.htm

( http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/marquez.htm )
Read more about Gabriel García Márquez and magical realism.

http://www.themodernword.com/gabo/gabo_mr.html

( http://www.themodernword.com/gabo/gabo_mr.html )
Explore the biographies and literary criticism on these contemporary Caribbean writers.

http://www.ipl.org/div/litcrit/bin/litcrit.out.pl?pd=Caribbean

( http://www.ipl.org/div/litcrit/bin/litcrit.out.pl?pd=Caribbean )
John Updike

Read this introduction to John Updike.

http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/updike.htm

( http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/updike.htm )
Hear Updike describe his characters in these soundbites of Updike.

http://www.cnn.com/books/news/9811/16/updike/

( http://www.cnn.com/books/news/9811/16/updike/ )
N. Scott Momaday

Read "N. Scott Momaday: Biographical, Literary, and Multicultural Contexts."

http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/m_r/momaday/contexts.htm

( http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/m_r/momaday/contexts.htm )
Explore the poetry of N. Scott Momaday.

http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/m_r/momaday/momaday.htm

( http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/m_r/momaday/momaday.htm )
See the PBS site about "N. Scott Momaday, Keeper of the Flame."

http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/program/producers/momaday.htm

( http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/program/producers/momaday.htm )
Louise Erdrich

Read these descriptions of Louise Erdrich.

http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/a_f/erdrich/about.htm

( http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/a_f/erdrich/about.htm )
See this online story by Louise Erdrich.

http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/a_f/erdrich/stmarie.htm

( http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/a_f/erdrich/stmarie.htm )
Maxine Hong Kingston

Maxine Hong Kingston on Bill Moyers.

http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/05252007/profile.html

( http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/05252007/profile.html )
Maxine Hong Kingston at Wikipedia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxine_Hong_Kingston

( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxine_Hong_Kingston )
Sherman Alexie

See this biography on Sherman Alexie.

http://www.fallsapart.com/biography.html

( http://www.fallsapart.com/biography.html )
Explore the stories of Sherman Alexie.

http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/a_f/alexie/alexie.htm

( http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/a_f/alexie/alexie.htm )
See this interview with Sherman Alexie.

http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/a_f/alexie/fraser.htm

( http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/a_f/alexie/fraser.htm )
Hear Sherman Alexie read from his short stories.

http://www.salon.com/audio/2000/10/05/alexie/

( http://www.salon.com/audio/2000/10/05/alexie/ )
Sandra Cisneros

Read this biographical note about Sandra Cisneros.

http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/a_f/cisneros/cisneros.htm

( http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/a_f/cisneros/cisneros.htm )
See these online poems by Cisneros.

http://www.chicanas.com/omaids.html

( http://www.chicanas.com/omaids.html )
Explore this online text, The Voice in the Margin: Native American Literature and the Canon.

http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/ft2g5004sk/

( http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/ft2g5004sk/ )







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