2022-2023 College Catalog 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
2022-2023 College Catalog [***ATTENTION: THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG***]

ENG 237 - Women in Literature


Credits: 3
Lab/Lecture: Three lecture.

Literature by and about women with emphasis on stereotypes, changing roles, and psychological and philosophical concerns.
Course Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
  1. recognize the distinction between female archetypal patterns and current social stereotypes; (Knowledge)
  2. analyze historical portrayals and archetypal patterns of women in literature;
  3. develop an understanding of the social and cultural contexts which have contributed to changes in women’s roles in society and women’s images in the arts; (Synthesis)
  4. demonstrate the ability to evaluate poetry, short stories, essays, drama and novels; (Application)
  5. relate the universality of major themes in women’s literature to their own life stories and those of real and fictional women. (Evaluation)


Pre/Corequisite(s): ENG 102 .
General Education: Arts and Humanities.
Special Requirement(s): Intensive Writing/Critical Inquiry, Ethnic/Race/Gender Awareness, and Historical Awareness.