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ENGL281
Selected Women Writers
ENGL281 FA
Crosslistings: WMST281
Not Currently Offered
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
Last Updated on MAR-22-1999
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