Comparative Literature 268 - TRANSNATIONAL LATINA FEMINISMS

This course examines the last 20 years of Latina writing in this country while tracing the Latin American roots of many of the writers. Constructions of ethnic identity, gender, Latinidad, "race," class, sexuality and political consciousness are analyzed in light of the writers' coming to feminism. Texts by Esmeralda Santiago, Gloria Anzaldua, Sandra Cisneros, Judith Ortiz Cofer, Denise Chavez, Demetria Martinez and many others are included in readings that range from poetry and fiction to essay and theatre. Knowledge of Spanish is not required, but will be useful.