19583 A 5 MW 230-420 PAR 322 REWAKOWICZ,MARIA G. Open 5/ 12
THE OTHER IN UKRAINIAN LITERATURE:
FEMALE CHARACTERS AND AUTHORS
THIS COURSE PROVIDES AN ANALYSIS
OF UKRAINIAN LITERATURE FROM THE
VIEWPOINT OF GENDER STUDIES. IT
FIRST DESCRIBES AND CRITICALLY
EXAMINES THE PERVASIVE IMAGES OF
WOMEN IN WORKS OF LITERATURE BY
MALE AUTHORS AND THEN MOVES TO
INTRODUCE THE TRADITION OF
WOMEN'S WRITING, BEGINNING IN THE
19TH CENTURY. THE COURSE
FOLLOWS A HISTORICAL SEQUENCE
WITH SELECTIONS FROM AS EARLY AS
THE LATE 12TH CENTURY TO THE
PRESENT. STUDENTS WILL
INVESTIGATE THE ROLES IN WHICH
WOMEN HAVE BEEN TYPICALLY
CAST AND STUDY HOW FEMALE
AUTHORS HAVE REJECTED MALE-
IMPOSED DEFINITIONS BY OPENING
THE DOORS FOR SELF-
EXPLORATION OF FEMALE IDENTITY.
SOME PREMISES OF FEMINIST
CRITICAL THEORY WILL BE
INTRODUCED. THE READING LIST
INCLUDES POETRY, SHORT STORIES,
PLAYS AND NOVELS. ALL
READINGS ARE IN TRANSLATION.
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