Contemporary women's fiction and theory
Pauline Nestor
8 points * 2 hours per week * Second semester * Clayton * Prohibitions: ENH2750/3750/4950 and WMN3950
The subject provides an introduction to feminist literary theory and surveys contemporary fiction by women. A focus for study will be offered by an examination of uses of autobiography, re-vision and re-construction - the act of `re-membering the self,' which is one of the fundamental preoccupations of contemporary women's writing. The subject will allow students to build, if they choose, on the historical perspectives offered by CLS3570 (Writing women).
Assessment
Essay (3000 words): 50% * One class paper: 20% * One exercise (1500 words): 30% * Students whose written work and participation are satisfactory will be excused an examination
Prescribed texts
Alther L Other women Penguin
Anderson J Tirra Lirra by the river Penguin
Atwood M Cat's eye Virago
Hulme K The bone people Pan
Lee H (ed.) The secret self: Short stories by women Dent
Morrison T Beloved Picador
Olsen T Tell me a riddle Virago
Sarraute N Childhood John Calder
Weldon F The life and loves of a she devil Coronet