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Apr 25, 2024
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2017-2018 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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ENG 331-01 - Studies in American Prose II4 credits (Fall)
Cross-listed as: GWS 331-01 . A study of contemporary memoirs by feminist writers exploring gender, identity, sexuality, race, and culture. In addition to critically analyzing the memoir as a literary form, students will examine how feminist writers have used memoir to describe both personal and political experiences, to theorize from these experiences, and to develop concepts of feminist subjectivity. Readings will include a diverse range of memoirs such as Hunger by Roxane Gay, Forget Sorrow: An Ancestral Tale by Bell Yang, and The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson, as well as critical essays on memoir, graphic memoir, autobiography, and feminist/queer theory.
Prerequisite: ENG 227 , ENG 228 , ENG 229 , ENG 231 , ENG 232 , or ENG 273 .
Instructor: Nutting
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