LIT 180 - FS: First-Year Seminar

Credits: 3
Planned Offering: Offered occasionally. Each first-year seminar topic is approved by the Dean of The College and the Committee on Courses and Degrees. Applicability to FDRs and other requirements varies.

Spring 2014 topic:

LlT 180: First-year Seminar: The Female Self and Society: Latin American Women Writers (4). First-year Seminar. Prerequisite: First-year class standing. A historical overview of Latin American women’s writings, from the early 1900s to the present day. Students read, discuss and analyze literary works by some of the most important Latin American female authors, among them Victoria Ocampo (Argentina), Maria Luisa Bombal (Chile), Clarice Lispector (Brazil), Elena Poniatowska (Mexico), and Julia Alvarez (Dominican Republic and U.S.). All literary genres are studied: poetry, narrative fiction, essay, and drama. (HL) Pinto-Bailey.