Course Outcomes
Contributions and Representations of Women
Students will be able to demonstrate a knowledge of women's contributions to and representations in a particular field: literature, politics, psychology, music, or theater, etc.
Critical Thinking
Students will strengthen their critical thinking skills through research, writing, and/or oral presentation opportunities.
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will have developed:
- practice and proficiency in critical thinking, writing, and reading through written assignments
- knowledge of selected female literary traditions throughout the Americas
- competence in utilizing methods of feminist analysis that emphasize the intersections of race, gender, and class in shaping of women's experience throughout the Americas
- understanding of the role of social diversity in shaping students' own attitudes and values
