AAAS 356S · also FRENCH 357S
Love, Sex, Madness in Francophone Caribbean Literature
Annette Joseph-Gabriel
Description from DukeHub
This course explores the themes of love, sex, and madness in literature by French-speaking writers from the Caribbean. These three themes function as the lenses through which Caribbean writers have challenged traditional ideas of citizenship, family, gender roles, and political power. What, for example, is the connection between a dictatorship in Haiti and women's sexual desire? How does the figure of 'the mad Creole woman' challenge ideas about national identity in the early years of independence in Africa? What makes love a revolutionary act? We will examine these questions through novels and short stories by Caribbean writers.
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