SPAN 425 - Women Writers in the Hispanic Tradition

Credit Hours: 4

This course, structured on the basis of theoretical studies of the body, pace and gender, will explore a wide representation of literature according to the influential Hispanic female writers, including a selection of Portuguese-American work. These methods of analysis will be implemented in the field of popular culture, specifically highlight the creative manifestations found in photography, film, dance and media, among others. This course will analyze how and where the body is represented in order to explore stereotypes and possible agency of Hispanic women according to their own writers and artists.
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 311.