SN 336 - Rewriting the Self: Women's Literature in Contemporary Spain

(3.00 cr.)

How has women writers' perception of themselves and their country evolved following the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)? This course is a survey of literature written by Spanish women writers from the 1940s to the end of the century. Students focus on first person fictional accounts of women's lives, the changing meaning of womanhood, the struggle for gender equality, and the experience of cultural and political exile. Authors include Rosa Chacel, María Zambrano, Carmen Laforet, Ana María Matute, Carmen Martín Gaite, and Ana María Moix, among others.

Prerequisite: SN 203 or SN 217 or written permission of the instructor.
Sessions Typically Offered: Fall/Spring
Years Typically Offered: Varies

Interdisciplinary Studies: IG