ENGH 202: Texts and Contexts

ENGH 202-035: Women & the Essay: Then and Now
(Fall 2021)

01:30 PM to 02:45 PM T

Innovation Hall 132 - Hybrid

Section Information for Fall 2021

ENGH 202 - 035: Women & the Essay: Then and Now

Though Michel de Montaigne is often called “the father of the essay,” Sei Shōnagon wrote the first documented essays in her Pillow Book in Japan in 1002. And women writers over the centuries, from Eliza Haywood to Joan Didion to Roxane Gay, have helped cement the form. In this course, we’ll explore the role women have played in the development of the essay as we know it and the challenges they’ve faced along the way.

ENGH 202 035 is a hybrid section with mandatory in-person class meetings and a significant online component.

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

Studies literary texts within the framework of culture. Examines texts within such categories as history, gender, sexuality, religion, race, class, and nation. Notes: Builds on reading and writing skills taught in ENGH 101. May be repeated within the term.
Mason Core: Literature
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies
Recommended Prerequisite: 3 credits of 100-level English.
Schedule Type: Lec/Sem #1, Lec/Sem #2, Lec/Sem #3, Lec/Sem #4, Lec/Sem #5, Lec/Sem #6, Lec/Sem #7, Lec/Sem #8, Lec/Sem #9, Lecture, Sem/Lec #10, Sem/Lec #11, Sem/Lec #12, Sem/Lec #13, Sem/Lec #14, Sem/Lec #15, Sem/Lec #16, Sem/Lec #17, Sem/Lec #18
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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