Noon Talks are presented by recent recipients of research grants from the Center for the Study of Women in Society. These scholarly talks span the interests of many departments in the areas of women and gender.

On Tuesday, April 12, 2022, Romance Languages PhD candidate Cornesha Tweede will present, “A Feminist Approach to the Early Modern Literary Canon.” Talk description: “This talk will focus on Maria de Zayas’s literary archive of women’s amorous experiences in her collection of stories, Desengaños Amorosos. While focusing on Zayas and her literary corpus, Tweede will explore how women during the early modern era interacted with a patriarchal and imperialistic society. Specifically, the presentation will analyze a black African woman in the collection of stories and bring forward her presence within the prose narrative. With both a feminist and Black feminist approach, Tweede will argue that women literary characters and black African women literary characters play a major role within the plot and direction of the prose narrative’s story line.” Zoom link: https://uoregon.zoom.us/j/98892425841?pwd=NjI2UFJmK1VSSUtCNXROMUloOVRiUT09