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CMLT 208 - Caribbean Women’s Writers


Traces the history of the Caribbean through contemporary women’s writing from the anglophone, francophone and hispanophone areas. Examines the portrayal of Caribbean women from slavery and colonial times to the present day, and the depiction of women’s participation in the construction of their past. Authors studied may include Julia Alvarez, Maryse Condé, Edwidge Danticat, Jamaica Kincaid, Jean Rhys and Mayra Santos Febres.

Course Designation/Attribute: HP and DI

Anticipated Terms Offered: Periodically