ENGL 40650 - Twentieth-Century American Feminist Fiction

Institution:

University of Notre Dame

Subject:

English

Description:

In this course we will read a number of works, by both women and men, which may be described as feminist fiction. In so doing, we will raise issues about the relation of aesthetics to politics, about the process of canonization, and about aesthetic integrity. Ultimately, we will also be examining the place of women within American culture during the twentieth century - how it has changed, how it has remained the same. At the end of the course, students should feel that they have discovered a new body of exciting literature, as well as new ways of reading some of our best-known literature. Texts: Kate Chopin, The Awakening, Edith Wharton, The Age of Innocence, Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God, William Faulkner, The Sound and the Fury, F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, Alice Walker, The Color Purple and The Temple of My Familiar; Toni Morrison, Sula and Song of Solomon ; possibly Elizabeth Dewberry Vaughn, Many Things Have Happened Since He Died. Requirements: Two papers, a mid-term, and a final examination (25% each).

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.nd.edu

Phone Number:

(574) 631-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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