Listed in: Black Studies, as BLST-302 | English, as ENGL-279 | Sexuality, Women's and Gender Studies, as SWAG-279
Krupa Shandilya (Section 01)
(Offered as SWAG 279, BLST 302, and ENGL 279) What do we mean by “women’s fiction”? How do we understand women’s genres in different national contexts? This course examines topics in feminist thought such as marriage, sexuality, desire and the home in novels written by women writers from South Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean. We will draw on postcolonial literary theory, essays on transnational feminism, and historical studies to situate our analyses of these novels. Texts include South African writer Nadine Gordimer’s July's People, Pakistani novelist Bapsi Sidhwa's Cracking India, and Caribbean author Jean Rhys' Wide Sargasso Sea.
Spring semester. Professor Shandilya.
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Students who enroll in this course will likely encounter and be expected to engage in the following intellectual skills, modes of learning, and assessment: an emphasis on written work, readings, group work and oral presentations
Section 01
Tu 8:30 AM - 9:50 AM CHAP 103
Th 8:30 AM - 9:50 AM CHAP 103
| ISBN | Title | Publisher | Author(s) | Comment | Book Store | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nervous Conditions | MPS | Tsitsi Dangaremba | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Wide Sargasso Sea | W.W. Norton | Jean Rhys | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| When I Hit You | Penguin Random House South Africa | Meena Kandasamy | Not available through Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Freshwater | Grove Press/Black Cat | Awaeke Emezi | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| The Windfall | Routledge | Diksha Basu | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Purple Hibiscus | WORKMAN | Chimamanda Adichie | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Migritude | PERSEUS | Shailja Patel | Amherst Books | TBD |
These books are available locally at Amherst Books.