Literature of the Contemporary Period 1970-Present by Odilia

Clarissa Tamez

2013-09-12 17:04:02 UTC

1993 - Toni Morrison wins Nobel Prize in literature.

Celia Mendez/ Kent State Massacre

2013-09-12 17:04:14 UTC

1970- On April 30, 1970, President Nixon appeared on national television to announce the invasion of Cambodia by the United States and the need to draft 150,000 more soldiers for an expansion of the Vietnam War effort. This provoked massive protests on campuses across the country. At Kent State University in Ohio, protesters launched a demonstration that included setting fire to the ROTC building, prompting the governor of Ohio to dispatch 900 National Guardsmen to the campus. 4 students are shot and killed by the National Guard while protesting.

Anna Martinez

2013-09-12 17:04:24 UTC

Amy Tan publishes 3rd novel "The Hundred Secret Senses." -1995

Clarissa Tamez

2013-09-12 17:07:10 UTC

September 11, 2001- terrorists attack the Twin Towers.

Anna Martinez

2013-09-12 17:09:32 UTC

Cultural diversity in American literature is what makes the writing and reading very unique. Examples are subjects, forms, styles and languages.

2013-09-16 14:25:10 UTC

Nathan Villanueva

2013-09-16 14:33:13 UTC

Celia Mendez/ Bittersweet Homecoming

2013-09-16 16:29:54 UTC

1972- Last U.S. combat troops leave Vietnam.

Celia Mendez/ Girl Power

2013-09-16 16:31:53 UTC

1983- The first American women in Space Sally Ride was part of a space shuttle Challenger.

Clarissa Tamez

2013-09-16 16:33:00 UTC

In 2008 Barack Obama, was the first African American to be elected president, and is still continuing his presidency till this day.

Anna Martinez

2013-09-16 16:34:01 UTC

As the world is changing so is the real meaning of literature but it's still literature. The tradition of American literary work goes on. They've learned to combine the old and new to make American literature more vibrant. Here's an example of old literature : Beowulf by Seamus Heaney

Anna Martinez

2013-09-16 16:54:26 UTC

Here's an example of new literature : Slow Dance In Purgatory by Amy Harmon

Clarissa Tamez

2013-09-16 16:54:31 UTC

1991- the Middle East unified forces led by the U.S. to defeat Iraq in the Persian Gulf War

2013-09-17 14:10:50 UTC

Joshua Outlaw

2013-09-17 14:13:27 UTC

Tan Twang Eng was a literary author during the contemporary period

Joshua Outlaw

2013-09-17 14:24:40 UTC

Didn't speak until. he was 5 years old had his first stammer when he was