ENGLISH 238 - Flexing Sex:Crossing the Gender Divide in Contemporary Literature

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Hobart William Smith Colleges

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The question of whether an author's gender defines his or her voice continues to be a hotly contested debate in contemporary letters. Computer programs exist which claim to be able to identify an author's sex based on his or her writing style. Writers are lauded-or challenged-based on their abilities to write from the perspective of another sex. In this course, students explore this issue through a series of theoretical and literary readings by authors who challenge prevailing notions of gendered authorship. Texts may include works by authors such as Jonathan Franzen, Wally Lamb, Ann Carson, Jeffrey Eugenides, Rose Tremain and Jane Smiley. Students complete a series of analytical and creative writing assignments which respond to these works. (Conroy-Goldm an, Spring, offered every three year

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3.00

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Lecture

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WWW.HWS.EDU

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(315) 781-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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