2023 Fall

SCANDIN R5A 001 - LEC 001

Reading and Composition

Limitations of Desire – Gender, Class, and the Female Gaze

Tim Tangherlini, Victoria Haggblom

Aug 23, 2023 - Dec 08, 2023

Tu, Th

11:00 am - 12:29 pm

Dwinelle 106

Class #:23015

Units: 4

Instruction Mode: In-Person Instruction

Offered through Scandinavian

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: 0

Enrolled: 17

Waitlisted: 0

Capacity: 17

Waitlist Max: 3

No Reserved Seats

Hours & Workload

9 hours of outside work hours per week, and 3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week.

Other classes by Tim Tangherlini

+ 1 Independent Study

SCANDIN 299 002 002IND

Course Catalog Description

Reading and composition in connection with the representation of Scandinavia by outsiders and insiders. Satisfies the first half of the Reading and Composition requirement.

The concept of the female gaze is a feminist film theoretical term that represents the perspective of the female viewer. In this class, we will explore gender, class, sexuality, and artistic expression in literature through the lens of the female gaze. We’ll examine various expressions, restrictions, and expectations of love and desire at the intersection of romanticism and realism. How do we define the female gaze? Is the female gaze a revolt against the male gaze, or its own definition? Can male writers have a female gaze? With these questions in mind, this course invites students to think about limitations – real and imaginary – regarding self-expression and experience. We will read works by Nordic writers Victoria Benedictsson, Karen Blixen, Tove Ditlevsen, Tarjei Vesaas, Knut Hamsun, Hjalmar Söderberg, Tove Jansson, and others about obsession, desire across distances, and relationships that defy convention. Students will gain understanding of relevant literary concepts as well as develop skills in critical reading. Class discussions and exercises will help students in expressing and structuring their thinking in writing. The emphasis will be placed in the process of editing a first draft into an argument. All texts will be made available in translation. R1A satisfies the first half of the Reading and Composition requirement.

Class Notes

Due to the high demand for R&C courses we monitor attendance very carefully. Attendance is mandatory the first two weeks of classes, this includes all enrolled and wait listed students. If you do not attend all classes the first two weeks you may be dropped. If you are attempting to add into this class during weeks 1 and 2 and did not attend the first day, you will be expected to attend all class meetings thereafter and, if space permits, you may be enrolled from the wait list. show less