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Subject: English (UG) (ENGL)
CRN: 42523
Lecture
St Paul: Summit Classroom Building 325
Old Core Requirements Met:
UG Core Human Diversity
UG Core Literature/Writing
Other Requirements Met:
Writing to learn
WGSS Major Approved
WGSS Minor Approved
In 1894-1895, Annie Londonderry biked around the world and survived by writing articles! Frances Willard, advocate for women's rights, the eight-hour work day, equal pay for women (still working on that, huh?), and suffrage--learned how to ride a bike at age 53 and in 1895 published WHEEL WITHIN A WHEEL. These women paved the way for athlete-authors such as Lynne Cox (who held the women's and men's world record for swimming the English Channel) and Maxine Kumin (who, along with being U.S. Poet Laureate and a Pulitzer Prize winner, was a college athlete). These and other great women writers explore their sports and their bodies in ways that both reflect and contest societal restrictions and expectations. This course will use their texts and other essays, articles, short stories, novels, and poetry to explore the intersections of women, sport, and the body in literature. This course is ideal for men and women studying literature, gender, and various facets of physical education, sport, health, and human development. Texts may include: A WHOLE OTHER BALL GAME: WOMEN'S LITERATURE ON WOMEN'S SPORT, AROUND THE WORLD ON TWO WHEELS, WHEEL WITHIN A WHEEL, SWIMMING TO ANTARCTICA, and PRETTY GOOD FOR A GIRL. Additionally, we will venture out of the classroom to take in a roller derby bout and possibly even watch our WNBA championship MN Lynx! This course satisfies the Human Diversity requirement of the core curriculum and the Diversity Literature requirement for English majors. Prerequisite: ENGL 201, 202, 203, or 204.
4 Credits