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COL 257

Representing Joan
COL 257 SP

Crosslistings: HIST378, WMST256

Next Offered in 9899 SP

Joan of Arc, cross-dresser, witch, heretic, saint, hero, savior of her country, exemplifies the production of the past at its most problematic. She was tried twice (burned once, canonized once) and subjected to the scrutiny or glorification of some 3,200 books, including not only works of history but also plays and novels, not to mention movies and operas by Verdi and Tchaikovsky. This course will examine what we "know" about Joan of Arc and how and why she could be projected as a figure of romance, tragedy, and parody.

MAJOR READINGS

Pernoud, Regine, JOAN OF ARC BY HERSELF AND
HER WITNESSES
Voltaire, LA PUCELLE D'ORLEANS
Schiller, THE MAID OF ORLEANS
Michelet, JOAN OF ARC OR THE MAID OF ORLEANS
Twain, Mark, PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS OF JOAN OF ARC BY THE
SIEUR LOUIS DE CONTE
Shaw, SAINT JOAN
Brecht, SAINT JOAN OF THE STOCKYARDS
Gage, Carolyn, THE SECOND COMING OF JOAN OF ARC
Berents, Dirk Arend, JOAN OF ARC: REALITY AND MYTH
Feinberg, Leslie, TRANSGENDER WARRIORS: MAKING HISTORY FROM
JOAN OF ARC TO RUPAUL

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Four short papers, one term paper.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Seminar

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA COL

Prerequisites: None

Last Updated on MAR-03-1998




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