WOMEN'S WORLD LITERATURE (HUM 260)

Term: Spring 2017

Faculty

	Melanie DohertyShow MyInfo popup for Melanie Doherty
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Schedule

Mon-Wed-Fri, 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM (1/9/2017 - 5/3/2017) Location: MAIN LIB 101
Sat, 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM (5/6/2017 - 5/6/2017) Location: MAIN LIB 101

Description

260: Women?s World Literature
Goal: To introduce students to writing from around the world by women and/or focusing on women?s issues. To enable students to study literature in a cross-cultural context.
Content: Fiction, poetry, drama, essays primarily by women and/or about women. Representative writers might include Shikibu, Ama Ata Aidoo, Bessie Head, Gita Mehta, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Sawako Ariyoshi,Wang Anyi, Isabelle Allende.
Taught: Alternate years
Prerequisites: WIS 102 and one Exploring general education class
Gen. Ed. Category: Expanding; women?s experiences; (HUM)
Credit: 3 hours; cross-listed as WST 260.