Images of Latinas: Week 6
The Sexuality of Latinas
We will explore Latinas 'hidden, subverted, sacred' relationships with sexuality as a journey in which to love both the female self and each other is the ultimate confrontation against the father, brother, God, and, of course, the mother as agent.
Readings
- From Alarcón, "La sexualidad en la narrativa femenina" pp.120-133
- From Anzaldúa, "Cihuatlyotl, Women Alone" pp. 154-73
- From Alarcón, "The Distortion of Desire" pp. 147-151
Questions
- Question 1: What is the distinction between "gender" and "sexual" themes?
- Question 2: What is the meaning of " the distortion of desire"?
Group Presentation
2nd Paper Due February 27th!!!!!!!!