Spanish 334 - Gender Dissidence in Hispanic Writing

Institution:

Haverford College

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HU (Cross-listed in Comparative Literature and Gender and Sexuality Studies and Latin American and Iberian Studies) I.Burshatin Study of the dissenting voices of gender and sexuality in Spain and Spanish America and US Latino/a writers. Interrogation of "masculine" and "feminine" cultural constructions and "compulsory heterosexuality," as well as exemplary moments of dissent. Texts to be studied include Hispano-Arabic poetry, Fernando de Rojas's Celestina; Tirso de Molina, Don Gil de las calzas verdes; Teresa of Avila, Gloria Anzaldúa, and Reinaldo Arenas. Prerequisite: A 200 level course or consent of the instructor. (Satisfies the social justice requirement.)

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3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.haverford.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 896-1000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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