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ENGL281

Selected Women Writers
ENGL281 FA

Crosslistings: WMST281
SectionClass Size*AvailableTimes
1 40 1 Times: .T.T... 1:10PM-2:30PM;

*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for the current phase of registration. Some seats may be taken in previous phases while others may be held out for subsequent phases of registration. (Last Updated on Wed Mar 4 05:01:03 EST 1998 )

This course will explore the theme of women and literary production in the 19th and 20th centuries. Our focus will be on the social and historical issues around women who write as well as on the writing or "representation" of women in literature. Readings will include prose, poetry, and criticism.

MAJOR READINGS

Gloria Anzaldua, BORDERLANDS/LA FRONTERA
Harriet Jacobs, INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF A SLAVEGIRL
Charlotte Bronte, JANE EYRE
Jean Rhys, THE WIDE SARGASSO SEA
Anzia Yezierska, BREAD GIVERS
Leslie Marmon Silko, STORYTELLER
Maxine Hong Kingston, THE WOMAN WARRIER
Virginia Woolf, A ROOM OF ONE'S OWN
Essays by Gayatri Spivak, Luce Irigaray, Chandra Mohanty,
Alice Walker, and others.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Two five-page papers and a take-home final exam.

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 Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

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

Prerequisites: None

Section 01
Ciolkowski, L
Times: .T.T... 1:10PM- 2:30PM;
Grading Mode: A/F
Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 1, Jr: 1, So: 0, Fr: 0
Major Preference Given

Last Updated on MAR-03-1998




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