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GSFS0371A-S14

Postcolonial Women Writers
Please register via ENAM 0371A

In Different Voices: Postcolonial Writing by Women
In her important essay “Under Western Eyes,” Chandra Talpade Mohanty suggests that the experiences of women from the so-called Third World have to be understood in their own terms, rather than through the lens of Western feminism. Focusing on writings by Assia Djebar, Tsitsi Dangarembga, Merle Hodge, Dionne Brand, Mahasweta Devi, Arundhati Roy, among others, we will examine how women from South Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean use fiction, poetry, and memoir to address a variety of concerns: familial relationships, caste, class, race, religious identity, history, education, work, national liberation, modernization, development, migration, diaspora, and globalization. 3 hrs. lect./disc.
Course Reference Number (CRN):
22330
Subject Code:
GSFS
Course Number:
0371
Section Identifier:
A

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GSFS 0371

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Spring 2014

GSFS0371A-S14 Lecture (Siddiqi)