Department of English
500-Level courses
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531 - Feminist Theory and Women Writers
531-01 M 15:30-18:20 A. Van
New Subjects in/of Feminist Theory
How are contemporary feminists reimagining the subject in the wake of globalization, the third wave, digital media? Who is the subject of the new millennium? What new subjects have emerged onto the feminist landscape? Authors likely to include Butler, Weeks, Bordo, Sandoval.
582 - Modern Drama
582-01 W 15:30-18:20 K. Cushman
Masterpieces of modern and contemporary drama: continental, British, and American. Playwrights will include such figures as Ibsen (both A Doll’s House and Ghosts), Strindberg, Chekhov, Brecht, Lorca, Pirandello, Fugard and Caryl Churchill. This course will consider issues of production as well as literary interpretation. The class will see Ghosts at Triad Stage, and we will read William Inge’s Picnic in conjunction with seeing the world premiere operatic version of the play here at UNCG. Short essay, term paper, midterm, final, and collaborative presentations.