FRENCH 188 - They Write in French from Egypt, Lebanon, and the Maghreb: Feminine Voices

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Harvard University

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Explores the multifaceted and polyphonic presence on the literary landscape of French expression, of women writers from North Africa, Egypt and Lebanon, whose writings are a continued dialogue between feminist and gender theory, western feminine literature, the defense of the cultural particularities of their regions, and transnationalism. Works by Assia Djebar, Zahia Rahmani, Maissa Bey, Leila Marouane, Venus Khoury-Gata, Andree Chedid, Soumya Ammar Khodja, Evelyne Accad, Therese Aouad-Basbous.

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.harvard.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 495-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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