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  • Course Number / Code:
  • 21F.022J (Spring 2004) 
  • Course Title:
  • International Women's Voices 
  • Course Level:
  • Undergraduate 
  • Offered by :
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
    Massachusetts, United States  
  • Department:
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures 
  • Course Instructor(s):
  • Prof. Margery Resnick 
  • Course Introduction:
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  • 21F.022J / SP.461J / WGS.461J International Women's Voices



    Spring 2004




    Course Highlights


    A number of sample thought questions, which frame class discussions, are provided. In addition, the bibliography of readings includes both required and recommended readings.


    Course Description


    International Women’s Voices has several objectives. It introduces students to a variety of works by contemporary women writers from Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and North America. The emphasis is on non-western writers. The readings are chosen to encourage students to think about how each author’s work reflects a distinct cultural heritage and to what extent, if any, we can identify a female voice that transcends national cultures. In lectures and readings distributed in class, students learn about the history and culture of each of the countries these authors represent. The way in which colonialism, religion, nation formation and language influence each writer is a major concern of this course. In addition, students examine the patterns of socialization of women in patriarchal cultures, and how, in the imaginary world, authors resolve or understand the relationship of the characters to love, work, identity, sex roles, marriage, and politics.

    *Some translations represent previous versions of courses.

     

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