The Body, Late Capitalism, and the Postmodern Novel (original) (raw)

This dissertation explores the relationship between the postmodern body and late capitalism, analyzing how contemporary literature, specifically Don DeLillo's "White Noise," reflects and critiques these themes. By engaging with key theoretical discourses from prominent thinkers such as Lyotard, Baudrillard, Foucault, and Deleuze and Guattari, it argues that the postmodern condition has led to a displacement of the metaphysical subject and a focus on the corporeal body within a capitalist context. The work critically examines the implications of this shift, highlighting the ways in which the body is represented and fetishized in literature as a means of understanding the broader socio-political landscape.