EGL 265 - (238) Jewish Women Writers

Course Units: 1

(Not offered in 2015-16) Offered once every four years. A study of Jewish women’s writing. We will be particularly concerned with how the question of religion complicates female representations of gender, nationality, class, sexual orientation, and ethnicity. Texts range from the first autobiography by a Jewish woman (17th-century Glikl of Hameln) to novels and short stories of the 21st century in English and translation. Each instance of the class has been taught differently in consultation with class members’ interests. Common Curriculum CC: HUL Note: Each instance of the class has been taught differently in consultation with class members’ interests.