SPAN 064. Literatura femenina en el Caribe.

Women’s labor, bodies, voices, and souls have been essential in the construction of Caribbean identity, from the pre-Columbian times to the present day. Still, the literature and art created by women are on many occasions considered “minor”, marginal, and have been historically relegated, like women themselves, to a second place. This course will consider contemporary novels, short fiction, essays, poetry, and art created by Caribbean women while arguing that women’s discourses and artistic practices are fundamental to understanding Caribbean culture. While focused mostly on women writers from the Hispanic Caribbean and its diasporas, the syllabus will also incorporate authors from the Greater Caribbean region and other Latin American countries. Issues to be discussed include the role of women in nation formation and historical discourse, the representation of the body, gender stereotypes, racial imaginaries, violence against women, motherhood, religion, and the production of gendered and queer spaces, language, and experiences.
Humanities.
1 credit.
Eligible for LALS
Spring 2024. Díaz.
Catalog chapter: Spanish
Department website: https://www.swarthmore.edu/spanish

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