WGS.321 French Feminist Literature: Yesterday and Today

HASS-H
T EVE 7-10PM
Room 14N-313
same subject as 21G.344

Explores feminist literary voices in France throughout the ages. Discusses the theory that the power of feminist writing lies in its ability to translate dominant language into a language of one's own. Studies lifestyles, family norms, political representation, social movements, as well as the perception of the body. Investigates how feminist genealogies redefine the relationship between belonging and knowledge through a dialogue between several generations of women writers. Taught in French. Limited to 18.

B Perreau