ENLT 226: Novels by Women
Description
A study of novels by and about women. The aim is to expand students’ understanding of women’s experiences as expressed by women writers.
This course satisfies the University of Scranton’s CL (Humanities/Culture: Literature) and D (Diversity) core requirements and is a Peace and Justice Studies concentration course. Students may also have the course counted as part of the Women’s and Gender Studies concentration through written approval from the WGS program director.
This course is offered roughly every other year, but readings and assignments may vary.
Focus 1: Femme Friendship and Sisterhood (Spring 2023, Spring 2024)
In Spring 2023, ENLT 226 will focus on the concept of “Femme Friendship and Sisterhood.” The texts covered in this section, which were published within the range of over two centuries, feature girls and women whose lives are impacted by other girls and women who are their blood relatives, close friends, or “found family.” Some of these characters stay close to one another, while others must leave or grow distant to help their families and friends. Through it all, they are affected and defined by these relationships, for better and for worse.
