GNDR 2375 - IS GENDER AND LITERATURE

Institution:

Northwest College

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Description:

THIS COURSE BEGINS BY INVESTIGATING THE WAYS THAT AURHTORS REPRESENT GENDER AND THE ISSUES TRADITIONALLY ASSOCIATED WITH GENDER: WOMEN'S LIVES, SEX ROLES, MARRIAGE, DOMESTICITY, POWER RELATIONSHIPS, AND INEQUIALITY. SUCH ISSUES REVEAL OUR ASSUMPTION THAT A COURSE ON GENDER AND LITERATURE MUST BE ABOUT WOMEN'S LITERATURE OR LITERATURE ABOUT WOMEN'S ISSUES; WE WILL ASK WHY "GENDER" IS FEMALE. THE COURSE WILL THEN TURN TO MORE SPECIFICALLY LITERARY ISSURES AND ASK HOW LITERATURE IS GENDERED, PARTICLARLY ALONG LINES OF GENRE AND CANONIZED TEXTS. FINALLY, WE WILL CONSIDER HOW SOME RECENT LITERATURE RESISTS GENDER EXPECTIONAS AND EVEN CHALLENGES THE CATEGORY OF GENDER ITSELF. ALTHOUGH INFORMED BY FEMININST THOUGHT AND APPROACHES, OUR CLASS WILL NOT ESPOUSE AN OVERT POLITICAL AGENDA OR POLITICAL PURPOSE; RATHER, WE WILL SEE ASSIGNED TESTS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME MORE PERCEPTIVE AND PURPOSEFUL READERS. (3 CR.)

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.northwestcollege.edu

Phone Number:

(307) 754-6000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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