Open to all undergraduates. In this introduction to contemporary women's issues, students meet in a small discussion group.
Attendance is mandatory at first two meeting of class.
Humanities Seminars on Women and Gender. Section 003 - Fairy Tales and Gender. Walter Benjamin says that fairy tales teach children to greet the difficulties of everyday life with high spirits and courage. This will not be a course about sentimentalizing Cinderella. We will look at stories by the Brothers Grimm, Charlotte Bront , Virginia Wolf, Ann Sexton, Carson McCullers, Jamaica Kincaid, Walt Disney, and Madison Avenue.