The Double in Women's Fiction (O)

3 ch (3S) (W) · Undergraduate

Survey the role of the double with a focus on contemporary fiction, exploring how social constraints have shaped literary doubles in women's literature. Examine how the double allows women writers to navigate, survive, and undermine the continued limitations palced on them. Authors include Charolotte Brontë, Daphne Du Maurier, Patricia Highsmith, Jean Rhys, Louis Erdrich, Namwali Serpell, Ottessa Moshfegh, Toni Morrison, and Bora Chang. Tropics to be discussed include the body, beauty, race, class, and sexuality. NOTE : Open to ENGL Honours students.