ENGL 425 - Seminar: Feminist Shakespeare: Gender, Race, and Empire

4 HU, CD, WR
First Semester. Studying four plays representing history, tragedy, comedy, and late romance, and featuring any plays performed locally, the seminar examines how current feminist criticism and theory considers the intersections of gender with histories of race and empire. Student scene presentations and critical papers serve as the basis for group and independent advanced work. Likely plays: Merchant of Venice, Othello, Antony and Cleopatra, and The Tempest. British, Diversity, Pre-1700.

Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Admission based on a completed application form (available at the department office). Consent of instructor required.
Enrollment Limit: 12.
Ms. Gorfain

Credits: 4 hours