SPN 326 - Women Weaving Histories: Short Narratives by Latin American Female Writers

Course Units: 1

(Not Offered this Academic Year) We will focus on short stories written in the 20th century by women throughout the Latin American region, including Isabel Allende (Chile), Elena Poniatowska (Mexico), Luisa Velenzuela (Argentina), Rosario Ferre (Puerto Rico), Laura Antillano (Venezuela), Maria Teresa Solaris (Peru), Helena Araujo (Colombia), Clarice Lispector (Brasil), Claribel Alegria (El Salvador/Nicaragua), among others. We will examine how these women have fictionalized their political and social realities and called into question the myths surrounding their existence; how their narratives subvert notions of national history, and of female identity and sexuality in relation to private and public spaces. Prerequisite(s): SPN 203 or permission of the instructor. CC: LCCS, HUL