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ENGL108
Imperial Fantasies: Gender and the Literature of English Empire
ENGL108 FA
Next Offered in 9899 FA
This First Year Initiative course will focus on the
literature of English Empire in the nineteenth century. We
will consider the relationship between femininity and the
"English civilizing mission," the emergence of the New Woman
and narratives of racial decline, Victorian voyages into the
"dark continent," and the gender politics of Orientalism.
Readings will include works of fiction, poetry, and prose.
MAJOR READINGS
harlotte Bronte, JANE EYRE
Mary Kingsley, TRAVELS IN WEST AFRICA
Olive Schreiner, THE STORY OF AN AFRICAN FARM
H.Rider Haggard, SHE
Florence Nightingale, LETTERS FROM EGYPT
Thomas Moore, LALLA ROOKH, AN ORIENTAL ROMANCE
Lord Byron, THE CORSAIR
Lewis Carroll, ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND
Bram Stoker, DRACULA
Joseph Conrad, HEART OF DARKNESS
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Two short papers (5 pages) and
a final project (10-12 pages).
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
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA ENGL
Prerequisites:
None
Last Updated on MAR-03-1998
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