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What Will We Be Nostalgic for in the Future?
The last writing assignment from my Topics in the Novel class asked a simple question that applied our discussion of books like Ragtime, …Kavalier and Clay, and Boneshaker: What part of our current culture will illicit nostalgia in the future? … Continue reading
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Tagged American Graffiti, boneshaker, Buddy Holly, Howard Waldrop, Kavalier and Clay, Mickey Mouse, nostalgia, ragtime
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Ragtime
Fredric Jameson’s famous essay “Postmodernism, or the Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism” singles out E. L. Doctorow’s Ragtime as a text that touches postmodern nostalgia, yet retains its allegiance to some cultural norm and progressive political agenda. As such, it … Continue reading
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Tagged doctorow, emma goldman, houdini, jameson, postmodernism, ragtime, steampunk
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