Asynchronous Assignment on Aguanile

Asynchronous Assignment (The deadline is 11/23 before the class) Instructions: 1. Read the short story “Aguanile” by Amina Gautier. 2. Group A (Acevedo to Lester): In the comment section below, respond to ONE of the following options.  Group B (Lorenzo to Woods):Respectfully interact with ONE of your classmates’ responses. Do you agree with their arguments and interpretations? Do you disagree? What other… Continue reading Asynchronous Assignment on Aguanile

#Julian4SpiderMan- Julian Randall

Entry Question What connections do you identify between the concerns and observations of the poem and those of the essay? The Essay In his essay “#Julian4SpiderMan” queer Afro-Dominican poet Julian Randall uses Miles Morales’ story (mostly referring to the animated film and the concept of the multiverse) to examine their Dominican, Diasporic, and Afro-Latinx identities.… Continue reading #Julian4SpiderMan- Julian Randall

Asynchronous Assignment on #Julian4SpiderMan

Asynchronous Assignment (The deadline is 11/16 before the class) Instructions: 1. Read the essay “#Julian4SpiderMan” by Julian Randall. 2. Group B (Lorenzo to Woods): In the comment section below, respond to ONE of the following options.  Group A (Acevedo to Lester): Respectfully interact with ONE of your classmates’ responses. Do you agree with their arguments and interpretations? Do you disagree? What other… Continue reading Asynchronous Assignment on #Julian4SpiderMan

Asynchronous Assignment on Paraíso Negro

Asynchronous Assignment (The deadline is 11/9 before the online class) Instructions: 1. Read the essay “Paraíso Negro” by Khalil Waywood. 2. Group A (Acevedo to Lester): In the comment section below, respond to ONE of the following options.  Group B (Lorenzo to Woods)Respectfully interact with ONE of your classmates’ responses. Do you agree with their arguments and interpretations? Do you disagree? What… Continue reading Asynchronous Assignment on Paraíso Negro

Asynchronous Assignment on From Woe To Wonder

Asynchronous Assignment (The deadline is 11/2 before the class) Instructions: 1. Read the essay “From Woe to Wonder” by Aracelis Girmay. Pay special attention to the second half of the text. 2. Group B (Lorenzo to Woods): In the comment section below, respond to ONE of the following options.  Group A (Acevedo to Lester): Respectfully interact with ONE of your classmates’ responses. Do… Continue reading Asynchronous Assignment on From Woe To Wonder

“Introduction,” The Afro Latin@ Reader-Miriam Jiménez Román and Juan Flores

A Forced and Torturous Journey to Las Américas In Betweenness: Triple Consciousness Flores and Jiménez Roman say that negros/negras of Latin American descent experience in the US a triple consciousness. “In studying the historical and contemporary experience of the United States Afro-Latin@, one ever feels his three-ness,—a Latin@, a Negro, an [US] American; three souls,… Continue reading “Introduction,” The Afro Latin@ Reader-Miriam Jiménez Román and Juan Flores