Although often writing in traditional forms such as the short story, the anecdote, or the allegory, each of the writers we will discuss raises difficult problems of interpretation insofar as they disturb the conventional limitations of their genre. Our emphasis will be the exploration of the "disturbances" that these writers create; the uneasiness which demands that we search again, read again, and continue to question our presuppositions not only about literature, but concerning our entire view of the world. Readings may include Joyce, Kafka, Stein, Woolf, Beckett, Schulz, Borges, Baldwin, O'Connor, Murakami, and Danticat.
- Teacher: Jeffrey Wallen