Diverging Domesticities
Emily Dickinson in conversation with Lucy Larcom and Sarah Winnemucca
& New Update: Kate Sanborn timeline
"Diverging Domesticities"
Module Overview & Resources
This module brings three women writers from North America — Emily Dickinson, Lucy Larcom, Sara Winnemucca — into conversation. We explore different experiences of home based on their class status, their racial and ethnic identity, and their regions.
"Diverging Domesticities"
Exercises & Assignments
1 – What is Home?
2 – Home and Objects
"The New Dickinson"
Course Syllabus
This course explores the “new” Dickinson emerging from the plethora of materialist, feminist, post-modernist, queer, and cultural studies approaches to her work with a particular focus on the revolutionary effect of the digitization and accessibility of Dickinson’s manuscripts.
"The New Dickinson"
Student Writing Examples
1- Draft, Revision and Final Version: Close Reading of a Poem
2 – Prize-Winning Student Essay
"The New Dickinson"
Final Digital Assignment
“Pandemic Fascicle” — Essay and Original Art
"The New Dickinson"
Final Digital Assignment
“Violent Logic” – Short Films and Essay
"The New Dickinson"
Post-Course Student Work
Reflecting on the power of poetry in the time of our Pandemic — “Measuring the Sun in Quarantine” by Cece King
Experiential Exercise for All Ages
“The Herbarium”
Walk in Emily’s Footsteps and Make a Herbarium
Ivy Schweitzer
Professor
Ivy Schweitzer is Professor of English and Creative Writing, and past chair of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Dartmouth College. Her fields are early American literature, American poetry, women’s literature, gender and cultural studies, and digital and public humanities. Her teaching and scholarship combine experiential learning with community-based collaborations.
"Diverging Domesticities" Videos
Conversations
Student Introductions
Short Films