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Instructor: Tara MacDonald
Course Time: Tuesdays & Thursdays 1:30-2:45 p.m.
Course Description: How have writers used literary forms to tell feminist stories or imagine feminist futures? If we understand feminism as a political project that works towards a fair and just world for women, how can creating narratives about such worlds assist in the project? In this class, we will read various stories of adventurous and resilient women and gender-diverse characters. We will pay particular attention to narratives that push the boundaries of realism as we focus on gothic, fantastical, and speculative fiction. The playfulness and flexibility of these forms can make for creative ways of telling feminist stories. In addition to shorter readings, students will be assigned four novels: Virginia Woolf鈥檚 Orlando, Margaret Atwood鈥檚 The Handmaid鈥檚 Tale, Octavia Butler鈥檚 Kindred, and Jessica Johns鈥櫬�Bad Cree.
Contact:
Rachelle Wiebe | rachelle.wiebe@uleth.ca | (403) 329-2235