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ITAL 305 - The Global Phenomenon of Elena Ferrante

FC ARHU CD WINT
4 credits
In this course we will study how Elena Ferrante developed into a global figure by writing about the local culture of Naples, Italy. Drawing upon feminist theory, psychoanalysis, art history, classical mythology, and anthropology, we will read Ferrantes major works alongside such key influences as Walter Benjamin, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Sigmund Freud, Simone de Beauvoir, Luce Irigaray, and Christa Wolf.
Prerequisites & Notes: Related LxC option available: CMPL 405.
This course is cross-listed with CMPL 305


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