LIT-206

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Women's Literature

LiteratureUndergraduateHumanities, Business, & Social Sciences

Identify the historical, social, and cultural influences on women writers and their work

Trace the development of women’s writing through the content, style, and genres of selected texts.

Write clear and coherent essays which analyze these literary elements and influences

Construct independent research for both written and oral presentations.

Changing interpretations of women’s rights in critical essays throughout history

Representations of women in fiction (novels, short stories, and poetry)

Analysis of the changing perceptions of women throughout time

Analysis of the literary devices, themes, and motifs employed in literature by women