Course Schedule and Catalog

Department: *Women and Gender Studies*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: WOMEN AND GENDER IN MEDIEVAL IBERIA ***** DISTRIBUTION COURSE GROUP 1 ***** Exploration of the ways in which women have been represented in 11th-15th centuries. Comparative introduction and analysis of the different cultures of Iberian Middle Ages and role of gender in literary genres. Readings will include Latin, Hispano-Arabic, and Hispano-Hebrew texts, as well as some Provencal, Catalan, and Calician-Portuguese poetry (in translation). The main focus will be on literature written in Spanish.