RMST374

Mapping Gendered Spaces in Hispanic Literature and Culture

This course will explore ways in which gendered spaces are constructed, negotiated, and contested in Latin American women’s literature and cultural production. From Indigenous cosmologies and colonial encounters to struggles for independence, rise of modernisms, and contemporary feminist, queer, and decolonial voices, we will trace how women writers have inscribed their experiences into the cultural and political landscapes of their times. Questions to be examined: How have gendered narratives locate space and place under conditions of patriarchy, colonialism, and state violence? What forms of resistance and reimagination emerge from multiple settings? How do gendered spaces intersect with race, class, and sexuality in shaping cultural memory and identity? In this course, students will develop critical tools to analyze literature and culture through intersectional, feminist, and spatial frameworks. They will gain a historical and theoretical understanding of gendered representation in Hispanic cultural contexts.

Language of Instruction: English

Instructor: Dr. Alessandra Santos

Prerequisite: No prerequisites