AI 359 - Voices in Transition

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DePaul University

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The entire history of women's struggle for self-determination has been muffled in silence over and over. - Adrienne Rich To read women's poetry is to begin an exploration into ways women struggled to overcome the silences imposed upon them. The poetry of women who were just beginning to publish in the 40s and 50s is interesting for many reasons, but in particular, because it was emerging during a time that falls between the cracks of literary history. This poetry both looks back toward what literary critics call "modernism" and looks forward to the women's movement and civil rights movement of the 60s. In this class, we will wxplore literary history in the 20th century briefly, looking at the challenges women writers faced and the subversive strategies they used to overcome them. In particular, however, we will focus on the poetry of writers such as Elizabeth Bishop, Gwendolyn Brooks, Muriel Rukeyser, and Adrienne Rich, among others. Class discussions will draw on feminist literacy and social theory, history, and the techniques, including reading, oral reports, journals, and written papers.

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.depaul.edu

Phone Number:

(312) 362-8000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Quarter

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