Authors include Austen, Charlotte and Emily Bronte, Thackery, Dickens, Eliot, Hardy. In the past, discussion topics have included variations on the marriage plot, representations of the Victorian family, the formation of and challenges to narrative conventions, and the relationship between author and audience. Same as ENG 354. A background in classical literature and myth is followed by a careful examination of works by women writers who may include Aphra Behn, Jane Austen, George Eliot, the Brontes, Edith Wharton, Emily Dickinson, Marianne Moore, Lillian Hellman, Toni Morrison, Louise Erdrich, and various contemporary poets. Same as ENG 369.
Issues vary by semester.
Please consult the Course Registration booklet. A study of the political significance of the treatment, roles, and status of women, with emphasis on the United States. Examination of the meaning of gender, sexism, and feminism. Same as PSC 415. This course allows highly motivated students to pursue in depth a topic in the interdisciplinary field of Women's Studies under the direction of one or more members of the faculty.