ENG 231 — Women in Literature
Examines and explores the role of literary expression in defining,understanding and communicating the experience of being alive andfemale, as it has been expressed in texts written in the Englishlanguage. This course analyzes how women have used literature toclaim a voice, defining and writing themselves and their experiencesinto existence. This course will consider the ways that race, class,ethnicity, sexuality, age, religion and physical ability inform women’sstruggle for understanding, self-determination and power in a worlddominated by patriarchal privilege. Students will read a variety ofwomen’s perspectives that will address these issues and develop theirown skills and voice in understanding, speaking and writing aboutwomen’s literature. Prerequisite: ENG 111
Prerequisites: ENG 111