Guia docente 2017_18 Facultade de Filoloxía e Tradución

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Tema	Subtema
This course will approach Literature(s) in English from a feminist perspective by examining the following issues: the relationship between the politics of writing and gender, feminism, feminist and women’s writing, the literary canon and gender, Anglo-American and French feminist criticism, Afro-American feminist criticism and Queer Studies. Students will further look into women’s writing produced in different historical periods, and will examine major themes, characters, and the historical context in which those works were produced, which will enable them to apply these theoretical tools to varied literary traditions.	Politics of writing and gender Feminism Feminist and Women's writing Literary canon and gender Anglo-American and French feminist criticism Afro-American feminist criticism Queer Studies
1. Introduction	1.1. Theoretical approaches to theatre and drama 1.2. Feminism and gender
2. Women playwrights in the first decades of the XX century	2.1. First wave of feminism 2.2. Experimentation and avant-garde
3. Broadway playwrights	3.1. Female representations on the mainstream 3.2. Images of women by women
4. Off- and Off-Off Broadway	4.1. Alternative spaces and alternative voices 4.2. Second wave of feminism and consciousness raising
5. Diversity and globalization	5.1. Black female playwrights 5.2. Latina playwrights 5.3. Sexuality and diversity: The AIDS crisis, reproductive rights, gender violence