Italian & Italian-American Women Writers
This course is a comparative study of 20th century Italian & Italian-American writers from different periods and geographic areas. What unites these writers in addition to their nationality and ethnicity is that the city of Rome played a central role in their development as artists. Special emphasis will be given to the construction of the female and male subject; ties among women, and the dynamic interplay of gender, politics, spirituality, etc.
Outcomes: To identify the differences between women and men who hail from different parts of Italy and different immigrant communities in America, while highlighting their common national heritage; To understand the city of Rome as having played a central role in literary history from the 19th century to the present.
Outcomes: To identify the differences between women and men who hail from different parts of Italy and different immigrant communities in America, while highlighting their common national heritage; To understand the city of Rome as having played a central role in literary history from the 19th century to the present.