ENGL 9090 - 20th Century American Women Writers

3 cr.

American literary history in the 20th century can be centrally defined by the expanding and significant community of women writers present in each era and genre. In this course we will trace the century’s literary history across multiple moments and movements (from turn of the century innovators and modernists to postmodernists, ethic writers, and 21st century voices), focusing at length on key individual authors and texts but adding lots of additional writers into the mix as well. Authors to be read may include Cather, Larsen, Plath, Morrison, and Tan.