Delve Seminar: Escape from the Dollhouse
Literary Arts 925 SW Washington Street, PortlandThis Delve will examine stories from different literary genres and periods that all uniquely address the topic of personal freedom in conflict with societal pressures and control over the individual. Our texts will include Margaret Atwood’s much anticipated sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale, The Testaments, Ibsen’s A Doll’s House, Philip K. Dick’s Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep and a selection of poems by various authors. Registration for this Delve includes a ticket to Margaret Atwood in Conversation with Omar El Akkad on September 25th at Keller Auditorium. Primary Texts: Margaret Atwood, The Testaments. (Participants should pre-order the new Atwood book if possible to ensure they receive it in time for class readings.) Henrik Ibsen, A Doll’s House Philip K. Dick, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep First Assignment: Read Act 1 and 2 of A Doll’s House…