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SPAN235
Constructing the Female Subject: Gender and Culture in Spanish American Literature
SPAN235 FA
Crosslistings: COL 222, LAST235, WMST237
Next Offered in 9899 FA
We will consider gender as a category of literary analysis,
seeing it in terms of difference and power, and mapping out
how it is inscribed, represented and reproduced in selected
novels and short stories by Spanish and Spanish American
women writers.
MAJOR READINGS
Selected readings in feminist literary
criticism, prose and poetry works by: Sor Juana Ines De La
Cruz and other writings by Nuns, Emilia Pardo Bazan, Soledad
Puertolas, Carmen Martin Gaite, Marta Traba, Elena Garro, I.
Allende, Sylvia Molloy, Rosario Castellanos, Victoria
Ocampo, Gabriela Mistral, Alfonsina Storni, Domitila Barrios
de Chungara.
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Oral presentations, papers,
final exam
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
SPAN235 is intended
for students who have completed SPAN223 or SPAN226. Students
who have not done so should consult with the professor
before preregistering.
Readings, class discussion, and written work in Spanish
only. Strong proficiency in Spanish necessary.
Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting
or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the
first class, they will be dropped from the class list.
NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form
to the Registrar's Office.
COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Lecture Seminar
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA RLIT
Prerequisites:
None
Last Updated on MAR-03-1998
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