32202 Seminar

WiSe 14/15: Forms of female (self-)expression in the 1950s and 1960s

Birgit Michaelis

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orms of female (self-)expression in the 1950s and 1960s: from Confessional to Beat to Early Feminist literature How did women writers express their ideas, feelings and experiences in the two decades after WW II, a period generally understood as a period of renewed conservatism and of the "Feminine Mystique"? What were their favoured topics and genres? And was there a literature resisting the stereotypical ideas about women at this time? This course will introduce you to the texts of white and African-American women writers, who belonged to the 'confessional', 'beat' and/or feminist movements and explore the similarities and differences of their texts and ideas. Besides more known writers such as Sylvia Plath, Anne Sexton and Maya Angelou, we will also discuss the works of lesser known poets such as Audre Lorde, Denise Levertov and Anne Waldman. Recommended reading in preparation for this course: Betty Friedan, The Feminine Mystique (1963) Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar (1963) Maya Angelou, I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings (1969) Diane di Prima, Memoir of a Beatnik (1969) close

16 Class schedule

Regular appointments

Thu, 2014-10-16 14:00 - 16:00

Lecturers:
Birgit Michaelis

Location:
203 Seminarraum (Lansstr. 7 / 9)

Thu, 2014-10-23 14:00 - 16:00

Lecturers:
Birgit Michaelis

Location:
203 Seminarraum (Lansstr. 7 / 9)

Thu, 2014-10-30 14:00 - 16:00

Lecturers:
Birgit Michaelis

Location:
203 Seminarraum (Lansstr. 7 / 9)

Thu, 2014-11-06 14:00 - 16:00

Lecturers:
Birgit Michaelis

Location:
203 Seminarraum (Lansstr. 7 / 9)

Thu, 2014-11-13 14:00 - 16:00

Lecturers:
Birgit Michaelis

Location:
203 Seminarraum (Lansstr. 7 / 9)

Thu, 2014-11-20 14:00 - 16:00

Lecturers:
Birgit Michaelis

Location:
203 Seminarraum (Lansstr. 7 / 9)

Thu, 2014-11-27 14:00 - 16:00

Lecturers:
Birgit Michaelis

Location:
203 Seminarraum (Lansstr. 7 / 9)

Thu, 2014-12-04 14:00 - 16:00

Lecturers:
Birgit Michaelis

Location:
203 Seminarraum (Lansstr. 7 / 9)

Thu, 2014-12-11 14:00 - 16:00

Lecturers:
Birgit Michaelis

Location:
203 Seminarraum (Lansstr. 7 / 9)

Thu, 2014-12-18 14:00 - 16:00

Lecturers:
Birgit Michaelis

Location:
203 Seminarraum (Lansstr. 7 / 9)

Thu, 2015-01-08 14:00 - 16:00

Lecturers:
Birgit Michaelis

Location:
203 Seminarraum (Lansstr. 7 / 9)

Thu, 2015-01-15 14:00 - 16:00

Lecturers:
Birgit Michaelis

Location:
203 Seminarraum (Lansstr. 7 / 9)

Thu, 2015-01-22 14:00 - 16:00

Lecturers:
Birgit Michaelis

Location:
203 Seminarraum (Lansstr. 7 / 9)

Thu, 2015-01-29 14:00 - 16:00

Lecturers:
Birgit Michaelis

Location:
203 Seminarraum (Lansstr. 7 / 9)

Thu, 2015-02-05 14:00 - 16:00

Lecturers:
Birgit Michaelis

Location:
203 Seminarraum (Lansstr. 7 / 9)

Thu, 2015-02-12 14:00 - 16:00

Lecturers:
Birgit Michaelis

Location:
203 Seminarraum (Lansstr. 7 / 9)

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