Obviously, some literary movements are intrinsically tied up with politics – the anarchical writings of folks like Vaclav Havel, whose writings were part of the long history of the literature of resistance movements.

But beyond these more overtly political movements, are literary movements and schools inherently political? One thinks of Camus – a leftist, to be sure, and a member of the Resistance to boot, but also one who resisted many kinds of politicization.

When we talk about modernism or post-modernism or whatever being “right,” “left,” “conservative,” or “progressive,” are we saying anything of value at all?