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ENGL 410Eighteenth-Century Women Writers

Units
0.50
Faculty
Arts
Subject
English
Cross-listed
GSJ 410

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 1 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

In this course students will learn about women authors such as Aphra Behn, Ann Finch, Elizabeth Wortley Montagu, Phillis Wheatley, Anne Radcliffe, and Jane Austen, and consider their contemporary resonance. Students will explore such topics as female authorship, romance and the gothic, and intersections of gender, race, and colonialism. Students will develop their ability to read period texts closely and to communicate their understanding through different written forms.

Prerequisites

  • Students must be in level 2A or higher

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

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Discussed on r/uwaterloo

2 posts and comments in 2 threads mention ENGL 410, December 2021 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Winter 2022

ENGL 306A - online or in-person? 2 points, 5 comments

“I'm considering taking ENGL 306A. Anyone who took it, I would love to hear your opinion about it. My main concern is workload atm. Also, would you recommend the online or in-person offering? …”

u/drowninginplath: “… I haven't taken ENGL 411, and it's a literature course not a language course like the 306 series, but I took ENGL 410 in person with Prof Easton last term, and he was awesome. …”

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Fall 2021

Do people really want in person school back? 113 points, 73 comments

“Online school is kinda convenient though LMAO”

u/drowninginplath: “for my english courses, I prefer in person because I feel like the courses are more balanced/interesting than the online courses that were made ages ago (pre-covid) + the classes are pretty small, so …”

u/drowninginplath: “… And finally, this term, I had ENGL 410, and the prof had us post discussion/response posts, so that he'd have an idea of what we were thinking even if we weren't big on talking in class (which imo was a p smart idea). …”

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