Le Roman au féminin: French Women Writers from the 90's and 00's

From Marie Darrieussecq's Truismes (1996) to Christine Angot, Virginie Despentes, Nothomb, or Marie NDiaye, women writers have been regularly stealing the show since the 1990's. What does it say about the French society? What do they say about contemporary France, and how? Do they transgress literary genres, carving out new literary spaces for unspoken points of views, or are they transcending the notion of ecriture feminine that might too conveniently reduce their scandalous novels to a label? Prerequisite: FRENLIT 130 (or higher) or consent of instructor.