Losers, Divas and Dolls in Latin American Literature

3 units

Among the issues to be explored through readings, film and music are gendered representation of the body and the city, the family as a disciplinary instance and the reactions against it in urban fictions. Readings include works by Silvina Ocampo, Elena Garro, Clarice Lispector, Felisberto Hernández, Fernando Vallejo, Roberto Arlt and others.