Littérature : L'origine du rêve américain S4

COURSE PROGRAM:

In the 20th century, the situation of women writers changed and covered a wider range of themes than before as women increasingly entered the public sphere and became concerned with both political and social issues.

The seminar will be based on close-readings of texts by women writers. Students are expected to have bring Toni Morrison’s novel, A Mercy (2008) to the class. The other texts will be handed out in the form of a reader. These will include:

• Katherine Anne Porter, “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall” (1930)


• Octavia Butler, “Bloodchild” (1984)


• Louise Erdrich, poems (“The Woods”, “Birth”, “Indian Boarding School: The Runaways”)


• Ursula K. LeGuin, “Unchosen Love” (1994) and “Solitude” (1994)

Set book:

Toni Morrison, A Mercy (2008). Vintage edition.

Assessment:

Students will take a mid-term test and a written final exam.