Teaching and Research
The English Department offers a number of courses every year that focus on the study of women and gender, most of which are listed as women-emphasis electives or as cross-listed courses in the Women's Studies Department. It is possible to take such a course at every level in our English program: ENGL 1155, Introduction to Literature: Gender and Form; ENGL 2240 and 2241, Women's Literary Tradition I and II; ENGL 3363, Feminisms and Their Literatures; and ENGL 4407, Queer Theory. In addition, courses on women and gender may be offered as special topics or directed studies. Gender study is a well established part of the field of English literature, and many professors in the department incorporate such an approach among a variety of others in their teaching and research. Several English professors are also appointed as faculty in the Joint M.A. in Women and Gender Studies.
Check out the women-emphasis courses offered by our department in 2010-11.
The Lesbian Pulp Fiction Collection
This special collection of rare books in the Mount Saint Vincent Library is a rich research resource for students of literary history, feminist theory, women's history, cultural studies, and visual design. The novels are on permanent display beside the circulation desk in the Library.
Women-Emphasis Courses 2010-2011
In 2010-2011, the English Department is offering the following courses that are also listed in the Women's Studies program.
ENGL 1155: Introduction to Literature: Gender and Form
This course will provide an introduction to the critical study of the major forms of fiction, poetry, and drama, using examples from the time of Chaucer to the present day. Readings will include a balance of female and male writers, and a special focus for discussion will be representations of gender. Note: Students may not take both ENGL 1155 and ENGL 1170/1171 for credit.
ENGL 2241: Women's Literary Tradition II
Winter term; half unit
Monday and Wednesday 12:30-1:45
Instructor: Mackenzie Bartlett
This course is a study of questions to do with literary canon, women's experience, literary tradition, and gender in literature from 1800 to 1970.