Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
Synopsis An introduction to representations of women in the context of social history. The subject will examine images of the prostitute and the maidservant, the themes of marriage and adultery, the figure of the femme fatale, gender and social class, women as consumers, women and public life. It will raise questions concerning narrative strategies, psychoanalytic theory and feminist criticism.
Assessment Short essay (1500 words): 20% + long essay (3000 words): 50% + tutorial paper (1500 words): 30%