ENGL283

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ENGL283

Poetry By Women ENGL283 FA

Crosslistings: WMST243

Section	Class Size	*Available	Times
1	30	11	Times: .T.T... 10:00AM-11:20AM;

*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 )

Photo Caption and Credits

How poetry by women challenges prevailing social arrangements and cultural traditions, and how it envisions change.

MAJOR READINGS

Poems by such poets as Emily Dickinson,
Elizabeth Bishop, Gwendolyn Brooks, H.D., Adrienne Rich,
Rita Dove,; Joy Harjo, Lucille Clifton, Mary Oliver.
Various critical and historical essays. Selected prose by
some of the poets.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Take home final exam, analytical journal, group presentation to class.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

See instructor for prerequisite override if you did NOT take English 201 but DO have equivalent preparation, for instance some other college-level course in the critical reading of poetry. This course is NOT for students who have NO EXPERIENCE with reading poetry. This course counts toward the English Department's historical knowledge requirement.

COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Lecture Seminar

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

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

Prerequisites: ENGL201

Section 01: Hughes, G; Times: .T.T... 10:00AM-11:20AM;; Grading Mode: A/F; Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 1, Jr: 1, So: 3, Fr: 0; Major Preference Given

Last Updated on MAR-03-1998

About the Photo:

"Trickster," from IN MAD LOVE AND WAR by Jay Harjo

Reference:

Harjo, Joy, IN MAD LOVE AND WAR, Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press, 1990

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