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Modernism

Modernism. 1915-1939. Political and Social Milestones. The Great War, 1914-1918 Women’s suffrage, 1920 The Great Depression, 1929-1939. The American Dream Lives. America as a New Eden A Belief in Progress Triumph of the Individual. Elements of Modernism.

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Modernism

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  1. Modernism 1915-1939

  2. Political and Social Milestones • The Great War, 1914-1918 • Women’s suffrage, 1920 • The Great Depression, 1929-1939

  3. The American Dream Lives • America as a New Eden • A Belief in Progress • Triumph of the Individual

  4. Elements of Modernism • Bold experimentation in style and form • Sense of disillusionment and fragmentation of society • Rejection of the ideal hero (Jay Gatsby, for example)

  5. Elements Continued… • Focus on the human mind (Freud, psychoanalysis, stream of consciousness) • Rejection of sentimentality and artificiality

  6. The Jazz Age • Prohibition starts in 1919, banning the sale of alcohol • Characterized by bootleggers, speak-easies, flappers, jazz music, and gangsters • 1920s women’s suffrage plays a role

  7. Harlem Renaissance • Great movement in black arts, poetry, and music (blues) • Geographic center of the movement was Harlem, NY • Laid the foundation for future African American artists and writers

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