Cross Currents; Discussion on Women in Literature by Sociologist Pam Schwingle and Dr. Virginia Clark of the University of Vermont
Description:
This episode is part of a series of book discussions examining social and political attitudes towards women, the changes these attitudes have undergone and how they are perceived in literature. In her lecture titled "Changes and Choices: Views of Women through Literature," Schwingle specifically speaks about how women authors create a record of the feminine world and experience throughout history, which is not found in literature of male authors. Dr. Virginia Clark's lecture titled, "Stylistic Differences in Contemporary Male and Female Authors," more aptly discusses the similarities between male and female writing, and specifically social attitudes towards female authors. Crosscurrents is a series of recorded lectures and public forums exploring issues of public concern in Vermont.
