Literature: A Short Introduction to Feminist Writing
Course details
Course code
Q00015274Course date
Number of classes
3 sessionsTimetable
Branch
Enfield and Southgate BranchTutor
Kate DelamereFee range
How you'll learn
Venue
Enfield Baptist Church (Enfield) (EnfielCecil Road
Enfield
EN2 6TG
Level of study
Entry Levels 1,2,3: If you have never studied this subject before and you’re not confident in your skills, Entry levels are a good starting point.
Level 1: Covers basic skills and knowledge needed for this subject
Level 2: Building on basic knowledge or experience. Similar to Grade 4/ C at GCSE or O level in England or Standards in Scotland.
Level 3: Learn about the topic in-depth and have a broad range of skills. Independent working Equivalent to an A level in England or Higher in Scotland.
Beginners: A perfect introduction if you have no experience and skills in this subject.
Improvers: The next step if you have basic skills or knowledge but want to progress them further.
Advanced: Build on the solid experience and skills you have in this subject, applying your skills and knowledge in a more complex way.
Course overview
Course description
This three-week course will give you a general introduction to feminist literature and writing. There are many examples of work by women writers we could choose to look at and there are very specific ways of looking at this field of study that arose in the 1960s. In sessions we will examine what feminist writing is, and look at its seminal characteristics, through lecture and whole group discussion. We examine the message the author was trying to convey. WEA sessions are friendly, welcoming, tutor-led and interactive. We very much hope this introductory course will pique your interest in further areas of study offered by the WEA both face-to-face in Enfield and online. The course is open to beginners to this area of study and to those who have a bit more knowledge of the feminist literary field. Over the three weeks we will explore, among other texts, the literary contribution of Virginia Woolf, and her book, 'A Room of One’s Own'; and the poems Sylvia Plath and female experience.
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