Courses studying writing for, by, and about women grew out of the women's movement of the 1970's, and have changed as feminism itself has developed over the past 20 years. "The Woman Reader" is a practical guide for students and teachers of women's writing courses from the perspective of over ten years' experience in adult education. While much feminist criticism has originated in academic institutions, Milloy and O'Rourke assert the relevance of studying women's writing to the "ordinary" woman, while questioning who she might be. They discuss various strategies for learning and teaching, and give an honest account of some of the mistakes and difficulties they have encountered, particularly as they moved towards an understanding of the workings of racism and heterosexism in the classroom. "The Woman Reader" combines study of feminist thinking about questions of autobiography, differences of race and sexuality, women's writing and history with discussions of writers such as Merle Collins, Alison Fell, Jackie Kay, Paule Marshall, Alice Walker, Marge Piercy, Adrienne Rich, Michele Roberts and May Sarton. This book should be of interest to students and teachers in modern feminist literature in adult and continuing education and gender studies.

The Woman Reader: Learning and Teaching Women's Writing

Milloy, Jean

O'Rourke, Rebecca

Reference

Routledge

A feminist reading of Radcliffe Hall's international bestseller and her both inspiring and infuriating heroine Stephen Gordon. She includes a fascinating survey of readers' responses to the book. This book should be of interest to general readers and students and teachers in women's studies, literature, and sociology.

Reflecting on the Well of Loneliness (Heroines?)

Rewriting English (New Accents)

First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &amp; Francis, an informa company.

Rewriting English: Cultural Politics of Gender and Class (New Accents)

Literature & Fiction

Davies, Tony

Weedon, Chris

Batsleer, Janet

History & Criticism

First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Routledge& Kegan Paul

'Noble, accomplished, wealthy, self-sacrificing, and honourable, Stephen Gordon is the perfect hero, ' says Rebecca O'Rourke. But Stephen is a woman, and a lesbian. Here is an indication of the tantalizing complexity of The Well of Loneliness. Banned for obscenity when first published in 1928, The Well is now a bestseller, translated into numerous languages, but it must rank as one of the best known and least understood novels of the twentieth century. It combines the life and times of Stephen Gordon, the novel's female protagonist, with a plea, directed to God and society, for tolerance towards homosexuality. Stephen Gordon has embodied what it means to be a lesbian for generations of women readers. But, as the perfect hero, she makes for an awkward heroine. Originally published in 1989, herself a novelist, critic, and lesbian, Rebecca O'Rourke examines what makes the figure of Stephen Gordon both infuriating and inspiring to lesbian and non-lesbian readers alike. She details the novel's fascinating publishing history through an analysis of the motives and preoccupations of previous critics and biographers, many of whom mistakenly saw in The Well of Loneliness a fictional account of Radclyffe Hall's own life. The novel's status as the 'bible of lesbianism' has been a mixed blessing, often confirming the worst stereotypes of lesbianism, while at the same time ensuring its visibility. Rebecca O'Rourke includes a fascinating survey of reader's reactions to the book which was still, at the time, so many years after its first publication, the first 'lesbian' novel many women picked up.

Reflecting on The Well of Loneliness (Routledge Library Editions: Women and Writing)

Creative Writing: Education, Culture and Community offers the first conceptual account of creative writing, one of the most popular - and controversial - educational subjects. O'Rourke, a long-established member of the creative writing community, provides a comprehensive and accessible guide to the issues and tensions associated with creative writing and puts them in the context of current policy debates. These debates include how best to manage, teach and learn creative writing; how to value and evaluate these activities; and the interface between arts activity and educational inclusiveness. This compelling and lucid text argues that the current dominance of educational values and processes in cultural policy is problematic for advocates of cultural action as a catalyst for radical social change. The book offers both a detailed ethnographic study and a careful historical account of creative writing in cultural policy and educational provision, and provides a contextual framework that highlights the contribution of adult education to cultural change and community development.

Creative Writing: Education, Culture and Community

Education & Teaching

Higher & Continuing Education

Natl Inst of Adult Continuing

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The Woman Reader: Learning and Teaching Women's Writing

Reflecting on the Well of Loneliness (Heroines?)

Rewriting English: Cultural Politics of Gender and Class (New Accents)

Rewriting English: Cultural Politics of Gender and Class (New Accents)

Reflecting on The Well of Loneliness (Routledge Library Editions: Women and Writing)

Creative Writing: Education, Culture and Community