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| + | '''Virginia Woolf''' is known for committing suicide, being the subject of the film ''[[w:The Hours (film)|The Hours]]'', and being the mother of modernism, in that order. Her ''To the Lighthouse'' is traditionally the last book on the [[Lit Hum]] syllabus, while her social democratic manifesto ''Three Guineas'' sometimes makes it into [[Contemporary Civilization]] classes. | ||
Woolf was added to these syllabi following typical complaints that the [[Core Curriculum]] only reflected the works of "dead, white males". Unfortunately, so was [[Mary Wollstonecraft]]. | Woolf was added to these syllabi following typical complaints that the [[Core Curriculum]] only reflected the works of "dead, white males". Unfortunately, so was [[Mary Wollstonecraft]]. | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Literature Humanities]] | ||
| + | *[[Contemporary Civilization]] | ||
[[Category:Curricular luminaries]] | [[Category:Curricular luminaries]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:55, 8 December 2013
Virginia Woolf is known for committing suicide, being the subject of the film The Hours, and being the mother of modernism, in that order. Her To the Lighthouse is traditionally the last book on the Lit Hum syllabus, while her social democratic manifesto Three Guineas sometimes makes it into Contemporary Civilization classes.
Woolf was added to these syllabi following typical complaints that the Core Curriculum only reflected the works of "dead, white males". Unfortunately, so was Mary Wollstonecraft.
