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Catalog Description
An examination of women and their ideas, thoughts, and expressions,
both as major characters in literature and as writers themselves, from the
Middle Ages to the present. Emphasis will be on contrasting mythic
interpretations of what women are and think about with what women
themselves have written about their lives and interests. Short
stories, novels, journals, plays, and poems are studied in terms of the
literary elements used to reinforce the authors' themes. (AA, CSU,
UC)
Course Objectives
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A student who completes this course should be able
to:
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Classify and determine historical and thematic
qualities and functions of literature by and about women.
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Trace and explain variants in literature by and
about women.
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Compare different perspectives of women in
place and time.
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Compare and contrast women's perspectives and
insights as expressed in literature written by and about them.
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Analyze the uses and assess the importance of
various types of expression in women's literature as presented in short
stories, poetry, novels, and plays.
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More fully appreciate the distinctive qualities
of women's literature and the literature written about and by them.
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