Course D

Victorian Art and Activism

2026 Winter - Course D

Mary Finn, Professor Emerita of Instruction, English

Thursdays, 1:00 – 2:30 p.m.

In the Victorian period of Great Britain, many of the liveliest literary works were feisty engagements with or challenges to the monarchical “brand” of Queen Victoria in its many forms. In this course, I’ll discuss a set of writers and visual artists; how does their work fit into the political and cultural activism of the time?