Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

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GSFS0303A-S21

Outlaw Women

Outlaw Women
In this course we will read and discuss literary texts that feature women who defy social norms: daring survivors, scholars, “whores,” queers, artists, servants, revolutionaries. Texts include Powell’s The Pagoda, Duras’s The Lover, Lorde’s Zami, and Nafisi's Reading Lolita in Tehran. The course will take postcolonial and global approaches to desire and difference and to narratives of resistance, rescue and freedom. We will discuss rhetorical practices, such as écriture féminine, and readerships, such as women’s book groups, through a transnational lense. Students will develop their critical imaginations through discussion, contemplation, research, and analytical and creative writing. 3 hrs. lect.
Course Reference Number (CRN):
21486
Subject Code:
GSFS
Course Number:
0303
Section Identifier:
A

Course

GSFS 0303

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Spring 2021

GSFS0303A-S21 Lecture (Wright)