In this literature class, we'll look at "girl heroes" from Antigone to Buffy Vampire Slayer, looking at what shapes our heroines, and how creators fall in line or challenge what mass culture tolerates in powerful women. Texts will be selections of literature (The Metamorphoses, Antigone, The Hunger Games, The Power), and media (Buffy, Miss Americana, Charlie's Angels etc.), and also critical essays by Carina Chocano, and Emily Naussbaum, among others.
Requisites
Must have taken: HMN-100/HWRI-102 Writing Studio, or
HMN-101/HWRI-101 Writing Studio Intensive, or Pass the
Writing Placement Exam
HMN-101/HWRI-101 Writing Studio Intensive, or Pass the
Writing Placement Exam