GSC2406

Women0s writing

(ART)

Mary Griffiths

8 points + 1-hour lecture and 2-hour tutorial per week + First semester + Gippsland, distance + Prerequisites: GSC1402, GSC1901 or equivalents (students who commenced an English major prior to 1997, GSC1401 and GSC1402)

Synopsis: A study of what constitutes "women's writing". Editorial and marketing factors influencing the production of anthologies of women0s poetry and fiction. Questions of audience and address. /Re-vision0 as a feminist compositional technique. The genres studied include autobiography, the political essay, prose fiction, poetry, journalism and criticism.

Assessment: Minor assignment (2000 words): 30% Minor writing assignment (1500 words): 25% Major assignment (2500 words): 45%