Gender Studies 204 - Gendered Violence in Spain

'(IN SPANISH) This survey course will review the complex interaction of gender and violence as a personal and institutional issue in Spain from Medieval times to the present. What are the ideological and sociocultural constructs that sustain and perpetuate violence against women? What are the forms of resistance women have put into play? Among the texts, we will study short stories by Lucanor (thirteenth century) and Maria de Zayas (seventeenth century), song by Bebe and movie by Boyain (twentieth century), contemporary news (twenty-first century), and laws (from the thirteenth century to the present).'

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