GSC3406

Women's writing

(ART)

Proposed to be offered next in 2003

Mary Griffiths

6 points + 2 hours per week + First semester + Gippsland, distance + Prerequisites: GSC1402, GSC1901 or equivalent + Prohibition: GSC2406, GSS2406, GSS3406

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

Assessment: Minor assignment (2000 words): 50% + Examination (2500 words): 50% + Third-year students will require a higher degree of engagement with critical issues than second-year students