ENG 279 - Women's Literature

Institution:

Westmoreland County Community College

Subject:

English

Description:

This course will familiarize students with the main issues surrounding the texts of women writers, their audiences, and the mythological representations that work for and against their literary activism. It will concentrate on the diversity of women's writing as it pertains to genre; to the cultural, economic and political identities of women; and to the transformative power of their voices within their cultures. Students will develop an understanding of women's creative writing through feminist critical theory and new historical criticism.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.westmoreland.edu

Phone Number:

(724) 925-4000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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