20th Century in Literature

Learn 20th C in Literature using Online Video

See how our society of today was formed, and how twentieth century writers like Toni Morrison, Jack Kerouac, and those in the media, whether on television, radio, or film, documented a period of great social and literary change. Use our 5 online educational video titles to examine the connections between historical events and the literary figures and works of the late twentieth century, a period in which many previously silenced peoples have found their voices. See how our society of today was formed -from World War II, to the Iron Curtain, to Eastern communism, to tensions in India, the Middle East, and South Africa, to the Cold War and the space race, and the Civil Rights movement. People looked to the whole world for solutions to political, economic, and societal troubles.

Learning Objectives:

• Examine the connections between historical events and the literary figures and works of the late twentieth century, a period in which many previously silenced peoples have found their voices.
• See how our society of today was formed from World War II, to the Iron Curtain, to Eastern communism, to tensions in India, the Middle East, and South Africa, to the Cold War and the space race, and the Civil Rights movement.
• Study how people looked to the whole world itself for solutions to political, economic, and societal troubles.

• Literature > History Through Literature > The Late 20th Century
• Awakening Voices (Runtime: 03:48)
• The United Nations and the Balance of Power (Runtime: 05:59)
• A Booming America (Runtime: 02:36)
• Social and Political Movements (Runtime: 04:51)
• Technology and Our Future (Runtime: 04:48)