Spanish 2540 'Latino' Literatures & Cultures

Spring 2008

(Prepared October 21, 2007; Last Update: Jan 24, 2008)

 

Syllabus
Schedule
Assignments
Bibliography/Links

 

 

Latino Voices

Read the stories of Latinos. Three of you will need to share the one book on reserve. Others have perhaps longer readings online. For those working with the U. of Texas Austin project, pick the sections of the interviews that you wish to read about, based on the "Interview Summary" on the page which is linked. Those interviews also are available orally, in Quicktime.

Take notes about the main points of interest in your reading, and be prepared to summarize those points to your classmates. What stood out for you?

I will assign each student to one of the readings below, after the start of the semester.

 

A. Latino Voices: Stories of Latin American Immigrants and their Impact in a Community . Minneapolis: Resource Center of the Americas, 2000. (reserve)

  1. Mexico, pp. 7-20 (14 pp) (Alyssa A)
  2. Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile, pp. 21-34 (14 pp) (Shannon)
  3. Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, pp. 35-50 (16 pp) (Eric)

 

B. Web Latino Voices

From these interviews, of interest for this course is NOT the information on the political races of these individuals, but rather, their experiences with discrimination and their participation in organizations dedicated to furthering the Chicano cause (MAYO, LULAC, etc.)

  1. http://journeyacrossouramerica.blogspot.com/ ("Profile of Gabriel Nevarez", Dec. 25, 2007) + http://journeyacrossouramerica.blogspot.com/2007/09/latins-en-nueva-york-draft.html ("Latin@s en Nueva York": Guillermo", Sept. 29, 2007) (Alysha B)
  2. http://libraries.uta.edu/tejanovoices/gallery.asp (María Antonietta Berriozabal) (124 pp) (Josh)
  3. http://libraries.uta.edu/tejanovoices/gallery.asp (Bidal Agüero) (67 pp) (Beth)
  4. http://libraries.uta.edu/tejanovoices/gallery.asp (Roberto R. Alonso) (188 pp)
  5. http://libraries.uta.edu/tejanovoices/gallery.asp (José Angel Cárdenas) (104 pp) (Abby)
  6. http://libraries.uta.edu/tejanovoices/gallery.asp (Ruby Calderón) (33 pp) (Alanna)
  7. http://libraries.uta.edu/tejanovoices/gallery.asp (Viviana Cavada) (109 pp) (Pauline)
  8. http://libraries.uta.edu/tejanovoices/gallery.asp (Charles Cotrell) (47 pp) (Jenna)
  9. http://libraries.uta.edu/tejanovoices/gallery.asp (Gloria DeLeón) (31 pp) (Jacqueline)
  10. http://libraries.uta.edu/tejanovoices/gallery.asp (Rudy Espinosa) (47 pp) (Sean)
  11. http://libraries.uta.edu/tejanovoices/gallery.asp (Angel González) (109 pp) (Maleah)
  12. http://libraries.uta.edu/tejanovoices/gallery.asp (René Guerra) (42 pp) (Kelly)
  13. http://libraries.uta.edu/tejanovoices/gallery.asp (María Jiménez) (45 pp) (Brenna)
  14. http://libraries.uta.edu/tejanovoices/gallery.asp (Severito Lara) (82 pp) (Molly)
  15. http://libraries.uta.edu/tejanovoices/gallery.asp (Román Martínez) (83 pp) (Kseniya)
  16. http://libraries.uta.edu/tejanovoices/gallery.asp (Tatcho Mindiola, 7/22/99) (32 pp) (Allison R)
  17. http://libraries.uta.edu/tejanovoices/gallery.asp (Rosa Rosales) (97 pp) (Amy S)
  18. http://libraries.uta.edu/tejanovoices/gallery.asp (Eliseo Solís) (106 pp) (Sadie)
  19. http://libraries.uta.edu/tejanovoices/gallery.asp (Ernesto Calderón) (87 pp) (Laura)
  20. http://libraries.uta.edu/tejanovoices/gallery.asp (Ernesto Nieto) (52 pp) (Madelyn)

 

C. Web Latinos Interviews

These are interviews of writers/artists, and here, information about their work and how it reflects or intersects with the Latino identity, is of interest.

  1. http://www.inmotionmagazine.com/jr/joseram1.html (José Ramírez) (Aleshia W)
  2. http://www.nd.edu/~latino/momotombo/gonzales_interview.html (Lisa Gonzales) (Lindsay)
  3. http://www.nd.edu/~latino/momotombo/soto_interview.html (Gary Soto) (Amanda W)
  4. http://www.nd.edu/~latino/momotombo/pompa_interview.html (Paul Martínez Pompa) (Annette H)
  5. http://www.nd.edu/~latino/momotombo/cardenas_interview.html (Brenda Cardenas) (Alysha B)