English/WGST 2180: Introduction to Women’s Literature

Section 1: American Women's Writing: Images, Stories, Actions

Summer 2006 M-F 9:50-11:50 GCB 116

Course Summary

This course offers a glimpse into the diverse body of literary works written by women in the United States over the last 150 years or so. Women’s literature provides a window into lives that often are not represented in mainstream literature and mass media. As we look through this window, we find diverse attitudes about what it means to “be” a woman, and we may find calls to action that would otherwise go unnoticed. We’ll pay particular attention to the images, narratives, and actions that occur in and/or are suggested by the texts, especially how these textual features often alternatively construct and challenge what it means to be and act as a woman. As we both connect with and grapple with the literature together, we’ll no doubt end up asking other kinds of questions, as well.

Syllabus

2180 syllabus and schedule

Collages

Image Collages

Narrative Collages

Exploratory Papers

Information about the two short papers for the class.

Portfolios

Midterm Portfolios

Final Portfolios

Blog

Go to the class blog.