Italian & Italian-American Women Writers

Catalog description

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.