Literature and Neoliberal Crises

Education facts

Code: 5EN525

This course explores contemporary U.S. literary culture, from the 1980s and onward, alongside the rise of neoliberalism in the economic, social, and cultural spheres. Through selected readings of both canonical and lesser-known texts, it examines neoliberalism's influence on literary form and representation, and explores connections between contemporary literary culture and the economic, environmental, and social crises that have come to define neoliberalism.

Entry requirements

120 credits. English A1, B1 and C1, or 90 credits in a language subject or in literary studies.

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Literature and Neoliberal Crises

  Uppsala University

  Start date: 2 November 2026

  End date: 17 January 2027

  Pace of study: 50 %