Description
Suggested: Taking LIT 110 prior to LIT 163 is
encouraged.
The study of women authors from a variety
of backgrounds (ethnicity, gender, sexual
orientation, nationality, era, language) can enrich
students from all majors taking this course.
Situating story from the perspective of the female
voice remains under-published and under-read
across cultures and eras compared to the situating
of story from the perspective of the male voice.
Studying women’s literature supports the valuing
of women’s voices, helps us explore through their
writing particulars of their lives as they have
occupied unique sociopolitical, gendered space
Course Descriptions
2024 - 2026
within their individual cultures and contexts, and
helps us recognize women as a group of people
marginalized throughout human history. Students
will read creative nonfiction, fiction, poetry, and
theory by women authors and discuss, analyze,
and write about the particulars of each woman’s
voice. Term offered: ev