| Title: | Fascism and Gender |
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| Course Section Number: | ENG-330-01 |
| Department: | English |
| Description: | ENG 330 = GEN 304: Facism and Gender. Fascist regimes have historically defined women's primary function as reproductive and domestic. Poets, novelists, journalists, and philosophers have responded to nationalist narratives around the globe by undermining the narrow concept of "nation" that is racialized and gendered. In authoritarian regimes, those who are responsible for creating the myth of the nation use the metaphorical currency of fertility and "degeneracy" to implement social regimentation rooted in misogyny and homophobia. We will look at relationships between fascism, nationalism, misogyny, and racism. We will also explore how women's roles have been defined in proto-fascist and contemporary neo-fascist movements around the globe. We will read George Orwell, Virginia Woolf, Margaret Atwood, JM Coetzee, Zoë Wicomb, Hannah Arendt, James Baldwin, Audre Lorde, and other authors. We will also analyze fascism in film, including Pan's Labyrinth, Ian McKellen's Richard III, and Pink Floyd's The Wall. |
| Credits: | 1.00 |
| Start Date: | January 14, 2019 |
| End Date: | May 4, 2019 |
| Meeting Information: |
01/15/2019-05/02/2019 Lecture Tuesday, Thursday 01:10PM - 02:25PM, Center Hall, Room 300
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| Faculty: | Szczeszak-Brewer, Agata |
| Requisite Courses: | 1 credit from ENG at Wabash. |
Course Status & Cross-Listings
| Cross-list Group Capacity: | 15 |
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| Cross-list Group Student Count: | 7 |
| Calculated Course Status: | OPEN |
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