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GSFS 302 - Femme Fatales: Narratives of Feminine Evil, Sexuality, and Perversity


Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD, WINT

This course examines representations of feminine evil, sexuality, and perversity in a range of literary, visual, and theoretical texts. We explore how the femme fatale emerges employed to demystify, regulate, and neutralize the threat posed by woman’s otherness. We consider questions of feminine creativity, desire, agency, and subjectivity, as well as representations of feminine transgression, excess, and bodily functions as modes of resistance and subversion. Visits to the Allen art museum and film screenings will accompany our readings.

Enrollment Limit: 20
Instructor: S. Milkova

Prerequisites & Notes: A literature course in any language.
Cross List Information: CMPL 302


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