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Department of Cultural Studies
AMERICAN STUDIES

The Dream of a Common Language: The Life, Poetry, and Prose of Adrienne Rich

Course Information

Nr. Name Type Time Room Lecturer
154641 The Dream of a Common Language: The Life, Poetry, and Prose of Adrienne Rich 2 PS Mo 12:15 - 13:45 R. 0.420 Niblock

This course explores the life and work of poet, essayist, and feminist public intellectual Adrienne Rich. As we examine Rich’s biography,
poems, and essays, our class will explore questions in relation to the nature of genre (How does a poem argue differently than an essay?), the politics of gender and feminist theory (Does Adrienne Rich deserve a more prominent place among seminal feminist philosophers like Simone de Beauvoir and Judith Butler?), and the extent to which we should consult an author’s biography when we study their literary creation (Always, never, case-by-case?).

Elliott Niblock is a visiting instructor from the University of Virginia.

Modules

Lehramtsstudiengänge

LABG G HRG/HRSGe GyGe/BK SP
2009 602 503 503  
2016   503 503  

Angewandte Sprachwissenschaften &
Angewandte Literatur-/Kulturwissenschaften:

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PO ab WS 21/22 Kern: 1b, 2abc, 3b
Komp: 1b
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Komp: 2a