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HIST331
Victorian Women in America
HIST331 FA
Crosslistings: AMST331
Not Currently Offered
This seminar will examine the diverse patterns of female
experience that constituted the complex reality of Victorian
womanhood in America. We will explore discrepancies between
the specifics of women's lives and the dominant images and
ideology of womanhood in Victorian art and literature.
MAJOR READINGS
Daniel Walker Howe, VICTORIAN AMERICA
Carroll Smith-Rosenberg, DISORDERLY CONDUCT
Colleen McDannell, THE CHRISTIAN HOME IN VICTORIAN AMERICA
Rozsika Parker & Griselda Pollock, OLD MISTRESSES: WOMEN,
ART AND IDEOLOGY
Nina Auerbach, WOMAN AND THE DEMON: THE LIFE OF A VICTORIAN
MYTH
Dorothy Sterling, WE ARE YOUR SISTERS
Harvey Green, LIGHT OF THE HOME
Faye Dudden, SERVING WOMEN
Additional reading in Victorian biography, autobiography and
fiction.
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
A brief class presentation
and a substantial research paper will be required of each
student.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
Preregistered
students must attend the course or otherwise communicate
with the instructor during the Red period of Drop/Add or
be dropped from the course.
COURSE FORMAT: Seminar
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Prerequisites:
None
Last Updated on MAR-22-1999
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