ENGL 373 - Feminist Literary Theory

Institution:

Trinity College

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Description:

This course will survey the field of feminist literary theory, tracing topics such as recovering female literary traditions, the intersection of race, class and gender, women's creativity and silence, gender and genre, sexuality and embodiment, globalization, and literature as activism. Authors studied may include: Audre Lorde, Patricia Williams, Joan Scott, Diana Fuss, Jane Tompkins, Helene Cixous, Luce Irigaray, Chandra Mohanty, Assia Djebar, bell hooks, Judith Butler, Sandra Gilbert, Susan Gubar, Bonnie Zimmerman, Alice Walker, and Nancy Armstrong, among others. This course satisfies the requirement of a literary theory course. 1.00 units, Lecture

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.Trincoll.edu

Phone Number:

(860) 297-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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