Recent ProfessorsNot yet assignedRecent SemestersNo scheduled sections on recordClass SizeNot publishedCredits3PrerequisiteENGL 120SL or eligibility for college-level composition, ENGL C1000/ ENGL C1000H/ ENGL C1000E/C-ID ENGL 100 or equivalent. Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 3B · CSU GE Area C2Description(Prerequisite: ENGL 120SL or eligibility for college-level composition, ENGL C1000/ ENGL C1000H/ ENGL C1000E/C-ID ENGL 100 or equivalent.) The representation of women in Western literature from Greek tragedy through contemporary texts, with a particular emphasis on women writing in English, is examined through the analysis of selected works. Lectures and discussions concentrate on such issues as the conception of female characters, women's language and genres, the development of a tradition of women's literature, the evolution of women's education and social activism, the influences of specifically gendered experiences such as maternity and wifehood on women's writing, and relevant political and cultural contexts. This historical survey concludes with contemporary writing by minority women in the United States and in an international context. (CSU/UC) AA/AS COM GE Area 3, Cal-GETC Area 3B (formerly AA/AS Areas C and G, CSU Area C-2, IGETC Area 3B) 