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120018 AR Fast Track: The Second Feminist Wave in Canadian Fiction (2022S)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik
Continuous assessment of course work

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Details

max. 25 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 20.07. 18:00 - 19:30 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Thursday 21.07. 17:00 - 19:30 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Monday 25.07. 09:30 - 12:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Tuesday 26.07. 09:30 - 12:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Wednesday 27.07. 09:30 - 12:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Thursday 28.07. 09:30 - 12:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Monday 01.08. 09:30 - 12:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Tuesday 02.08. 09:30 - 12:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Wednesday 03.08. 09:30 - 12:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Nellie McClung, L.M. Montgomery, and later Mazo de la Roche ushered in the first feminist wave in Canadian fiction in the 1900s. Starting in the 1960s, a more robust and explicit feminist wave appeared in the fiction. From the pioneering novels of Margaret Laurence through the acknowledged significance of Margaret Atwood and Alice Munro, some of the important works will be studied in detail, focusing on their acknowledgement of a patriarchal system in their country’s fiction and their methods of challenging and overturning this pattern. Particular attention will be paid to the cultural and political events of the times and the feminist books that stand behind these authors’ writings. Whether they are protofeminist or feminist works, these five books form the nucleus of our study of this topic.Syllabus:Wednesday, July 20th (90 minutes)Introduction to the course background to the fiction. Introduction to the novels we will be studying.Thursday, July 21st (135 minutes)Lecture and discussion of Adele Wiseman’s The SacrificeMonday, July 25th (135 minutes)Margaret Laurence: A Jest of God. Some classroom presentations.Tuesday, July 26th (135 minutes)Margaret Laurence: A Jest of God. Some classroom presentations.Wednesday, July 27th (135 minutes)Alice Munro: Lives of Girls and Women. Classroom presentations.Thursday, July 28th (135 minutes)Alice Munro: Lives of Girls and Women. Classroom presentations.Monday, August 1st (135 minutes)Margaret Atwood: The Handmaid’s Tale. Classroom presentations.Tuesday, August 2nd (135 minutes)Margaret Atwood: The Handmaid’s Tale. Wednesday, August 3rd (135 minutes)Lecture and discussion of Do Not Say We Have Nothing. Closing remarks about the Second Feminist Wave.

Assessment and permitted materials

Each student should prepare one classroom presentation (approximately fifteen minutes long) from the following list. When you have chosen a topic, please write to me at dstaines@uottawa.ca to tell me the one you have chosen.[List of topics updated online on 14 July 2022]For July 25th and 26th (1) Margaret Laurence - A Brief Biography(2) How Realistic is A Jest of God?(3) Who is Calla? What is Her Function and Place in the Novel?(4) Nick A Good Man? A Lothario?(5) How to Understand the Ending(6) Margaret Laurence's AchievementFor July 27th (7Alice Munro A Brief Biography(8) Who Narrates the Story?(9) How Realistic is the Story?(10) What is the Function and Place of Naomi?(11) What is the Significance of Mr. Chamberlin?(12) Alice Munro's AchievementFor July 28th (13) Mother and Daughters: What is Their True Connection?(14) 'Yes,' I said, instead of thank you. How to Interpret This Line?(15) The Absence of Male Parental Figures in the Text(16) What is the Function of the So-called Epilogue?(17) What is the Meaning of the Book’s Title?(18) Alice Munro and Madeleine ThienFor August 1st (19) Margaret Atwood A Brief Biography(20) Canada Versus the United States(21) Serena Joy How Appropriate is the Name?(22) Theocracy A Meaningful Solution?(23) How to Interpret the Ending(24) The Handmaid's Tale and The TestamentsAugust 2nd will be the final due date for one short essay double-spaced no more than ten pages on a subject to be determined by the student in conjunction with the teacher. Students may submit their papers before August 2nd. There will be NO examination in the course.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Assessment Criteria:* 30% active participation;* 30% student presentation; * 40% written assignment.The major part of the course is a knowledge of the five books which we will be studying in depth. Before the course begins, it might be wise to have read Adele Wiseman’s "The Sacrifice" and Madeleine Thien’s "Do Not Say We Have Nothing".

Examination topics

The reading list consists of the following novels and short stories, as well as additional secondary literature which will be provided.Texts on reading list as well as supplementary secondary sources.

Reading list

Adele Wiseman. The Sacrifice (1956)Margaret Laurence. A Jest of God (1966)Alice Munro. Lives of Girls and Women (1971)Margaret Atwood. The Handmaid’s Tale (1985)Madeleine Thien. Do Not Say We Have Nothing (2016)

Association in the course directory

Studium: BA 612, BEd 046/407, MA 844(2), MA 812(2), MEd 507
Code/Modul: BA 8.3, BEd 10, MA 3+5, MA 3, MEd 4A
Lehrinhalt: 12-0594

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