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CS92PROD
Writing Women's Bodies: Gender and Sexuality in Latin America
SPAN 293
Spring 2022
Section: 01  
Crosslisting: LAST 293

We will explore the work of the novelists Diamela Eltit (Chile), Cristina Peri Rossi (Uruguay), and Samantha Schweblin (Argentina), among the most intriguing and innovative contemporary Latin American writers. We will discuss a variety of themes such as love, sexual desire, friendship, the body, violence, and ecology. In particular, we examine the relationship between language and gender formation and explore what it means to perform feminist readings.
Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: HA RLAN
Course Format: SeminarGrading Mode: Graded
Level: UGRD Prerequisites: None
Fulfills a Requirement for: (HISP)(LAST)
Past Enrollment Probability: 50% - 74%

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