Fall 2002
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This course explores writing by Hispanic women through both the depiction of their position in their societies, as well as the diverse issues they engage in their created worlds. Grounding our readings in their historical and cultural contexts, we will discuss the questions these women define as important, the forms and genres in which they choose to write, the attitudes within society and artistic circles regarding gender and sexuality, the possible literary/artistic outlets available to these women, and their own agency in the creation of these outlets. Special attention will be paid to voice, desire and sexuality, exile (gendered, racial, geo-political), memory and rewriting the past, and generational relationships between women.
This course, then, aims to examine a wide range of
texts by Hispanic women (Mexican, Cuban, Spanish, Chilean, Chicana), while
equipping you with the ability to create readings informed by interesting
perspectives on gender and women’s writing.
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