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Nobel Prize in Literature Women Winners (H310)

H – Literature

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Wilmington (Arsht Hall) | September 5, 2024-December 5, 2024

Thursday: 2:30 PM-3:45 PM

In the 123 years of the Nobel Prize in literature, only 17 women have been honored. We discuss specific works by Sigrid Undset (Norway), Nadine Gordimer (South Africa), Toni Morrison (U.S.), Herta Muller (Romania/Germany) and Alice Munro (Canada). Most classes include a lecture segment on the writer’s biography, the conditions she presents and how the work we read fits into her overall body of work. Required text: Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset ISBN# 976-0-14-118941-0 [and other books].

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This offering meets for a total of 13 session(s).

INSTRUCTOR: Susan Shoemaker

SHOEMAKER, SUSAN–B.A., St. Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Indiana; M.Ed., North Carolina State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Delaware. Extensive teaching experience at UD and regional colleges. Former member and chair of Delaware Humanities Council. Interests include music, history, literature, arts and sciences.

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