ENGL-UA 755 - Representations of Women

Institution:

New York University

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Description:

Selected readings in British and American poetry and fiction provide the focus for an exploration of representations of gender as they intersect class, race, nation, and sexuality. Readings may include the work of Jane Austen, the Brontës, George Eliot, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Virginia Woolf, Edith Wharton, Emily Dickinson, Kate Chopin, Willa Cather, Gertrude Stein, Lillian Hellman, Doris Lessing, Sylvia Plath, Adrienne Rich, and others. Seminars All majors must take one of the following courses to fulfill the seminar requirement. These courses offer research, criticism, and class discussion in a seminar format. Topics and instructors vary from term to term. Students should consult the department's online listing of courses to determine which courses and what topics are being offered each term. Prerequisites: Literary Interpretation (ENGL-UA 200), British Literature I (ENGL-UA 210), British Literature II (ENGL-UA 220), and American Literature I (ENGL-UA 230), or permission of the instructor.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.nyu.edu

Phone Number:

(212) 998-1212

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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