ACOM 252 - Women’s Literature

This course surveys the stories, novels, memoirs, and poetry of women writers. Authors include Grace Paley, Tillie Olsen, Eudora Welty, Alice Walker, Alice Munro, Amy Tan, Edwidge Danticat, Sylvia Plath, Anne Sexton, Adrienne Rich, Lucille Clifton, Sharon Olds, and other artists whose works explore the lives and experiences of women in American society over the years. The distinctive quality of each work is examined for theme and narrative technique.

3 credits

Prerequisite: Writing Essentials or successful placement into English Composition