Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Fall 2020 - HS 318 D100

Heroines in Greece and Beyond: Political Representations of Women in Film and Literature (4)

Class Number: 7415

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 9 – Dec 8, 2020: TBA, TBA
    Burnaby

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Examines the impact of national and political contexts upon individual women, their personal histories, political engagement, memories and identities. Traces archetypes of women from the Greek world into different contexts. Students with credit for GSWS 318 or HS 303 under the title "Political Representations of Women in Film and Literature" may not take this course for further credit.

COURSE DETAILS:



This course examines the impact of national and political contexts upon individual women; their personal histories, political engagement, memories and identities. The course begins by examining archetypes of women in the ancient Greek world before moving onto providing reflections on past and present representations of women in a wider range of writings and films produced in Europe, the Balkans, North America and Latin America. The objective of the course is to analyze themes and theories relevant to the stories of these women so as to reflect on the specific social contexts and the prevailing cultural and gender norms. It will offer a critical analysis on the continuities and discontinuities of women’s representations while reflecting on post/modernity, gender, politics, philosophy, theory and broader contemporary debates.

Grading

  • Participation 10%
  • Presentation 10%
  • Quizzes 30%
  • Portfolio 50%

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Whitehead, Stephen. Talahite, Anissa. Moodley, Roy. Gender and identity; key themes and new directions. Oxford University Press, 2013. (e-version, https://www.vitalsource.com/en-ca/ or https://www.redshelf.com)
ISBN: 978-0195444902

RECOMMENDED READING:

Archer Mann, Susan. Doing feminist theory; from modernity to postmodernity. Oxford University Press, 2012.

Campbell, Lara. Myers, Tamara. Perry, Adele. eds. Rethinking Canada: the promise of women’s history. Don Mills, Ontario: Oxford University Press, 2016.

Registrar Notes:

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TEACHING AT SFU IN FALL 2020

Teaching at SFU in fall 2020 will be conducted primarily through remote methods. There will be in-person course components in a few exceptional cases where this is fundamental to the educational goals of the course. Such course components will be clearly identified at registration, as will course components that will be “live” (synchronous) vs. at your own pace (asynchronous). Enrollment acknowledges that remote study may entail different modes of learning, interaction with your instructor, and ways of getting feedback on your work than may be the case for in-person classes. To ensure you can access all course materials, we recommend you have access to a computer with a microphone and camera, and the internet. In some cases your instructor may use Zoom or other means requiring a camera and microphone to invigilate exams. If proctoring software will be used, this will be confirmed in the first week of class.

Students with hidden or visible disabilities who believe they may need class or exam accommodations, including in the current context of remote learning, are encouraged to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112).