This course will address the development of female discourse in the poetry, plays, short stories, and short novels of 20^th Century Italian women. The class emphasizes the works that best represent the myriad of women’s voices in the past century. Not all authors subscribe to a feminist ideology, but their works share an interest in issues that concern women, including motherhood, gender roles, relationships between men and women, sexuality, and female friendship.

Note: Honors students will conduct in-depth research project focusing on particular figure or theme touched on in the course.