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MASTER COURSE OUTLINE DATE: 15 Dec. 2014COURSE TITLE:Womens Literature

Dept.: English Course Num: 261 !ormerl": #C$% Co&e: $ntent Co&e: %rogram Co&e:

CREDITS:'otal Contact (rs %er )tr.: 5 Lecture (rs: 55 La* (rs:

Distri*ution Design: (+ ,ther (rs:

Prepared By: Cara -to&&ar&

COURSE DESCRIPTION as it ill appear in the catalog#

'his course aims to stu&" omens uni/ue literar" oice as a relection o their histor" their place in societ"

an& their role in a changing orl&. $n this sure" literature course e ill rea& iction memoirs an& poetr"ritten *" prominent omen authors that ta3e on topics o omens health care repro&uctie rightsmotherhoo& omen in the or3place &omestic iolence *o&" image gen&er perormatiit" an& seualit" gen&er i&entit". Emphasis is on the &eelopment o critical thin3ing s3ills through a series o papers an&proects that &ra into /uestion the &eelopment o &ierences *eteen the sees the ac/uisition o gen&erroles an& the maintenance o gen&er stereot"pes.

PREREQUISITES: none

TEXTBOOK GUIDELINES: 7 or more noels or memoirs an& 5 or more poets. Limitations an& su*stitutions:

at least one o the *oo38length tets shoul& *e iction an& one shoul& *e noniction in other or&s

instructors shoul& not teach 7 noels or 7 memoirs *ut some o each#

at least 1 o the courses primar" memoirs or noels shoul& *e ritten *" a non8Western riter an& atleast 4 o the primar" tets poems short stories essa"s noels or memoirs# shoul& *e ritten *" non8hite riters.

at least one o the primar" tets noels memoirs or poems# must *e pu*lishe& post82000

a pla" ma" *e use& in place o one o the noels

a series 7 or more# o short stories or essa"s short or3s o non8ournalistic creatie noniction# ma"

su*stitute 1 o the 7 *oo38length tets

1 ilm or episo&e rom a '9 series can *e taught as a companion piece to one o the primar" tets *ut

not as a replacement#

a num*er o short theoretical essa"s li3e an essa" rom *ell hoo3s Feminist Theoryor u&ith ;utlers

Gender Trouble# ma" *e taught in a&&ition to the literar" tets to enhance stu&ents un&erstan&ing o

historical contet an& eminism social ustice< though the ocus o the course an& the *ul3 o therea&ings shoul& *e literature not theor"8*ase&,erall tets shoul& *e selecte& to represent a &ierse arra" o eperiences cultural &ierence an& timeperio&s race ethnicit" class age seualit" etc#.

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES: Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able todemonstrate the following knowledge or skills.

1. Distinguish *eteen main plot points an& minor &etails in literature ritten *" omen2. +se tetual critical social or historical anal"sis to i&enti" main themes an& signiicant passages in

literature ritten *" omen an& ho those themes relate to current social or political issues7. Construct a or3ing &einition o =eminism> an& &istinguish *eteen irst8ae secon&8ae an& thir&8

ae eminist8thin3ing as ell as trace the changes throughout histor" in mainstream reception o the

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eminist moement4. $&enti" an& criti/ue conentional gen&er roles an& stereot"pes as ell as the =gen&er *inar">5. $&enti" literar" &eices an& anal"?e their eect on rea&ers6. Classi" a ariet" human eperiencesnarraties accor&ing to the appropriate cultural an& historical

contets ith the goal o spea3ing an& riting ith a nuance& sensitiit" to multiculturalism

@. Deelop a central claim thesis# in response to a literar" tet an& supportillustrate that thesis clearl" an&logicall"

A. -ituate original i&eas as relate& to *ut clearl" &istinguishe& rom the i&eas o critics inclu&ing the a*ilit"

to paraphrase summari?e an& correctl" cite an& &ocument *orroe& source material# an& recogni?e theirplace as a participant in an aca&emic =conersation> a*out a particular tet.B. ccuratel" proorea& their on riting in or&er to pro&uce riting that maintains the conentions o

pu*lishe& English10. Deelop an& improe ha*its o lietime literac"

GENERAL EDUCATION/RELATED INSTRUCTION OUTCOMES

1. -tu&ents ill *e a*le to communicate clearl" an& eectiel".Criteria: 1.a. Demonstrates Clarit" o $&eas-oun& -upport o ssertions 1.*. -hos Logical !lo rom %oint to %oint 1.c. -hos Creatie or Diergent 'hin3ing

1.&. &heres to Conentions o %roessional Communication 1.e. -ources &here to Citationeerence !ormats2. -tu&ents ill *e a*le to &eine an& articulate personal historical glo*al an& or3placecommunit" aspects

o culture 2.a. %ersonalshos a*ilit" to &eine an& articulate an o*ectie sense o personal culture as it relates to

eternal cultures. 2.*. (istoricalshos a*ilit" to &eine an& articulate historical aspects o cultures using appropriate

oca*ular" an& eamples. 2.c. Flo*alshos a*ilit" to &eine an& articulate meaningul aspects o glo*al cultures using appropriate

oca*ular" an& eamples. 2.&. Wor3placeCommunit"shos a*ilit" to &eine an& articulate concepts relate& to the culture o the

or3place an& communit".

COURSE CONTENT OUTLINE

1. 'he course ill situate the selecte& tets ithin their historical contet o the eminist moement an& caneither *e taught chronologicall" ith an emphasis on theprogressiono omens rights an& acceptance oarie& epressions o emininit"# , thematicall" here stu&ents oul& eamine to or more tets ithineach thematic unit an& compare contrast the &ierent authors uni/ue perspecties on that theme#.-uggeste& se/uence: +nit 1# origin stories Ee G He&usa# +nit 2# motherhoo& an& omen in theor3place +nit 7# *o&il" trauma an& *o&" image +nit 4# gen&er co&es an& perormatiit".

a# $ organi?ing the course chronologicall" instructors ma" choose to *egin the /uarter ith acontemporar" tet that &ras the gen&er *inar" or gen&er stereot"pes perormatiit"# into/uestion to reer to as a =spring*oar&> or =lens> that umpstarts the oerarching socio8culturalcriti/ue o the course.

*# $ organi?ing the course *" theme rather than chronologicall" instructors shoul& select tets thatgrapple ith at least 5 o the olloing themes: omens health care repro&uctie rightsmotherhoo& omen in the or3place &omestic iolence *o&" image gen&er perormatiit" an&seualit" gen&er i&entit".

2. Discussion o the selecte& tets ill go *e"on& plot8summar" an& ealuating the merits o the narratie.$nstructors ma" choose to &irect &iscussion toar& elements o theme characteri?ation authorship relection or noniction tets# or the use o literar" &eices li3e point o ie tone structureragmentationan& iguratie language.

7. -tu&ents ill rite at least 7 &ierent ormal literar" anal"sis essa"s an& instructors ma" assign either aourth essa" or an essa"8eam#. Essa"s ma" ocus on a ariet" o mo&es o literar" anal"sis *ut each o

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the olloing must *e consi&ere& at some point throughout the /uarter: a# creating an& sustaining an argument a*out the meaning o a or3 o literature using ei&ence ta3en rom the tet *# &escri*ing technical aspects o ritten tets as st"listic choices ma&e *" authors an& articulating

a"s in hich the conentions o literar" tets aect interpretation c# situating an original interpretation o a literar" tet in response to an& as &ierent rom another

literar" scholars interpretation o that same tet appreciating an& using a oca*ular" o eminism emininit" an& the gen&er *inar" hich supports

an& encourages &etaile& anal"sis o omens literature

DEPARTMENTAL GUIDELINES (optional)

One ! te"t may be taught in place of one of the four book#length te"ts at instructor$s discretion.

%tudents must generate at least & pages (' words) of original analytical writing throughout the course.

Grades will be established through consideration of the three re*uired essays, essay e"am(s), reading*ui++es, and attendance. !t least - of the oerall grade will be based on the essays and essay e"ams.

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