Understanding these writers' contributions, the culture within which they write, and their place with respect to the canon are essential to understanding the situation of women and minorities in contemporary literature. Still further, in line with recent WASC recommendations, this course fills the need for women's and minorities' literatures in this university and is in line with the English division's curriculum committee's foci in women's, minority, and regional studies. Indeed this course is the first upper division course in Women's Literature being developed as a feature for the English Major and functions as a subsequent course for EN 215 Women's Literature currently offered by the division. Students are expected to be familiar with literary lexicon, generally cognizant of principles of literary research as well as literary analysis and discussion. Anticipated maximum class size is 20.
Emphasis is on close reading and class discussion.
Undergraduates prepare and conduct collaborative presentations, and graduate students individually lead classroom or seminary discussions. Both of these requirements will serve to evaluate their comprehension of literary analysis and criticism and their understanding of the importance of women writers from a post-colonial environment and their ability to share their academic research with others. Crua Skinner, Michelle. A Filipino Homecoming . Honolulu, Bess Press, 1988.