3. EMPOWERED VOICES: FEMALE REPRESENTATION
AND HISPANIC WOMEN WRITERS IN TRANSLATION

Taking a feminist approach to History and Culture, this course introduces students to the ways in which female writers have claimed new spaces, independence and equality, from the 18th Century to the present, in Spain and Latin America. We will read and discuss representative texts from prominent Hispanic women writers, to showcase the relevance of past discussions about women’s role in society to today’s world.

• Students will learn how feminist perspectives have targeted specific issues through history.

• Students will evaluate main feminist theories through concrete experiences of women in their sociocultural context.

• Students will examine the diversity of approaches to women’s writing, the cultural changes that led to women’s current situation and how these issues still impact women today.

• Students will challenge prevalent gender stereotypes through class discussions.

PROGRAMME

 

Monday  July 3 rd

9.00 - 9.30  Welcome to the students.

9.30 - 11.30  The Fight for Equality:
Spanish Enlightened Feminism I (Lecture)
(Dr. Juan J. Payán, City University of New York).

11.30 – 12.oo  Break.

12.00 – 14.00 The Fight for Equality:
Spanish Enlightened Feminism II (Workshop)
(Dr. Juan J. Payán, City University of New York).

 

Tuesday July 4 th

9.30 - 11.30  The Role of Women in Spain
(Dra. Mª del Mar López Cabrales, Colorado State University).

11.30 – 12.oo Break.

12.00 – 14.00 The Role of Women in Cuba
(Dra. Mª del Mar López Cabrales, Colorado State University).

 

Wednesday July 5 th

9.30 - 11.30  “Poetisas”:
Female Writing in the Romantic Era I (Lecture)
(Dr. Juan J. Payán, City University of New York).

11.30 – 12.oo  Break.

12.00 – 14.00 “Poetisas”:
Female Writing in the Romantic Era II (Workshop)
(Dr. Juan J. Payán, City University of New York).

 

Thursday July 6 th

9.30 - 11.30  Female Writing in Latin America:
a Methodological Approach I
(Dra. Mª del Mar López Cabrales, Colorado State University).

11.30 – 12.oo  Break.

12.00 – 14.00 Female Writing in Latin America:
a Methodological Approach II
(Dra. Mª del Mar López Cabrales, Colorado State University).

 

Friday July 7 th

9.30 - 11.30  20th/21st Century. Latin American Theater
and a Female Representation
(Dra. Concepción Reverte, University of Cádiz).

11.30 – 12.oo  Break.

12.00 – 14.00 Conclusions.

 

 

Dates: July 3 rd-7 th

Course Director:
Dr. Mª Concepción Reverte Bernal

Department of Philology,
Faculty of Letters, University of Cádiz, Spain

Speakers:
Mª Concepción Reverte Bernal

Department of Philology, University of Cádiz

 

Dr. Juan Jesús Payán

Department of Languages and Literatures. Lehman College, City University of New York (CUNY), USA

 

Dr. María del Mar López Cabrales

Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures. Colorado State University, Fort Collins, USA