SPAN 340 - Spanish, Latin American, and Latina Women Writers

3 Credit(s)

This course focuses on the role of women in the cultural production of Spain, Latin America, and the United States, and their historical marginalization from the literary canon and the public sphere. Through drama, poetry, and prose by Spanish, Latin American, and Latina writers, the class explores issues including the construction of gender, the public and private spheres, love and friendship, mother-daughter relationships, power relations, violence, migration, and poverty.
This course fulfills requirements for the GWS major and minor.
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 302 or consent of the instructor.