— Intro to Women's Literature

Catalog description

This course offers an introduction to women's literature from various periods, cultures, and perspectives. Students will explore the contributions of female authors to the literary canon and examine the ways in which women's writing reflects, critiques, and reshapes the world around them. The course will delve into themes such as gender, identity, sexuality, power, and agency, as well as the intersection of race, class, and other social categories in shaping women's literary expression. Through close readings of poetry, fiction, drama, and non-fiction, students will engage with the voices and stories of women across cultures and genres. The course will highlight significant historical milestones in women's literature, including the emergence of female authorship in patriarchal societies, the role of women writers in social and political movements, and the evolution of feminist literary criticism.