GENDER 123
Gender, Race, and Class in Latin American Literature and Film, 1850 to 1950
Description: Seminar, three hours. Requisite: course 10. Readings and discussion in English. Comparative survey of cultural expression in Latin America, with emphasis on works produced or set in late-19th and early-20th centuries. Historical and social circumstances of women in different Latin American cultural contexts, with particular concentration on how gender, sexuality, race, and class are absorbed and reflected in literature and film. Within this genealogy, examination of how cultural production sustains or interrogates categories used to construct social, political, and cultural hierarchies. Topics include questions of authorship and authority such as women's participation in formation of national cultures, engagement with artistic movements, and strategies of self-figuration. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Winter 2019 - I definitely enjoyed this class. I wasn't really sure how I was going to like it when I first enrolled because 1850-1950 is kind of a random time period. However, there were actually some great films and books that depict the interactions between race, sexuality, class, gender etc. across Latin America during this period. Each week we had to do response of around 200-400 words to either a book or film. For the midterm paper we just had to expand upon one of our weekly responses to at least 1,000 words (roughly 4 pages). For the final we had to write another 1,000 word paper that examined one of the films or books that we learned about post-midterm by connecting it to any key term in Gender Studies. Professor Marchant is also very approachable and kind. She constantly offers her support to students when it comes to the course, the department, research opportunities, and even grad school. She gave us the freedom within our weekly responses and paper assignments to research into what was really interesting and stood out to us within the books/films. Since it wasn't so strict, I definitely didn't feel super pressured in this class, which was really nice for once. I'd recommend taking this course because Professor Marchant actually takes into consideration how she structures it based on how students respond to her teaching and the material. She is one of the rare professors who actually cares about student learning and she pays attention to our body language and cues during lecture to make sure that we're still getting the best out of what she's teaching us.
Winter 2019 - I definitely enjoyed this class. I wasn't really sure how I was going to like it when I first enrolled because 1850-1950 is kind of a random time period. However, there were actually some great films and books that depict the interactions between race, sexuality, class, gender etc. across Latin America during this period. Each week we had to do response of around 200-400 words to either a book or film. For the midterm paper we just had to expand upon one of our weekly responses to at least 1,000 words (roughly 4 pages). For the final we had to write another 1,000 word paper that examined one of the films or books that we learned about post-midterm by connecting it to any key term in Gender Studies. Professor Marchant is also very approachable and kind. She constantly offers her support to students when it comes to the course, the department, research opportunities, and even grad school. She gave us the freedom within our weekly responses and paper assignments to research into what was really interesting and stood out to us within the books/films. Since it wasn't so strict, I definitely didn't feel super pressured in this class, which was really nice for once. I'd recommend taking this course because Professor Marchant actually takes into consideration how she structures it based on how students respond to her teaching and the material. She is one of the rare professors who actually cares about student learning and she pays attention to our body language and cues during lecture to make sure that we're still getting the best out of what she's teaching us.
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