What was New Sincerity?

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In New Sincerity: American Fiction in the Neoliberal Age (Stanford University Press, 2024), Adam Kelly offers a field-defining account of American fiction in the 1990s and 2000s, addressing the work of influential authors including Susan Choi, Helen DeWitt, Jennifer Egan, George Saunders, Colson Whitehead, and David Foster Wallace.

This reading group will involve reading pre-circulated copies of the introduction and conclusion to the book (which can be found on this Google Drive), and a discussion with the author.

This reading group precedes Dr Kelly's Modern School Research Seminar at 16:30, which focuses on his new project on literature and social trust. 

Contact: matt.campbell@york.ac.uk and lola.boorman@york.ac.uk.