ENG 220 - American Women's Literature

Institution:

Lafayette College

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Description:

ENG220 is a survey course that attempts to define a female tradition in American literature. ENG220 will recognize the changing role American women have experienced culturally, sexually, and psychologically through their writing and will also question biases and stereotypes that have defined women's roles in the United States from the country's inception to the present. Students will be encouraged to compare contemporary attitudes toward women with the writing selections that will be discussed in class. Students will also be introduced to various approaches to analyzing literature, such as Feminism, French Feminism, Psychoanalytic Criticism, and the New Historicism. Prerequisites: ENG105 and ENG110.

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.lafayette.edu/

Phone Number:

(610) 330-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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