Entry Question What topics from the sources we have discussed during the second half of the semester would you like to see included in the final? Propose a preliminary question. Sample Presentation: “Roof” by Wiki What are the central ideas of this song and music video? What are the lyrics and visuals trying to communicate… Continue reading Other Latinx Lyricist- Wiki, Olivarez and Salgado
Entry Questions Is there an aspect of the graphic novel that you would like to clarify or expand on today? On the Question of Memory How the following quote by the witch foreshadows the second part of the graphic novel? How the question of forgetting and remembering is at the center of The Low Low… Continue reading The Low Low Woods (Chapters 4, 5, 6)- Carmen Maria Machado
Entry Questions What do you understand by the term “body horror” and what it’s relation to gender and sexuality? Bio Carmen Maria Machado is the author of the memoir In the Dream House, the comic The Low, Low Woods, and the short story collection Her Body and Other Parties. She has also written numerous essays… Continue reading The Low Low Woods (Chapters 1, 2, 3)- Carmen Maria Machado
Entry Questions What topics would like to see included in the upcoming conversation with Amina Gautier? Is there an aspect of her writing practice or publishing trajectory that you are interested in? “Bodega” and “Only Son” The interlinked stories show the fractures in a Puerto Rican family living in Brooklyn, their clashing expectations in the… Continue reading Only Son- Amina Gautier
Entry Question Do you have a special connection to bodegas in your neighborhood? Are they run by Latinxs? Do you agree with the idea presented in the video and the story that bodegas serve other socio-cultural purposes? Does the video help visualize what Amina Gautier describes in her short story? Bio Amina Gautier is an… Continue reading Bodega- Amina Gautier
ASYNCHRONOUS ASSIGNMENT (Deadline: 11/14 until 2:30 pm) Instructions: 1. Read the short story “Bodega” from Now We Will Be Happy by Amina Gautier. 2. Group A (Avila to Martinez): In the comment section below, answer ONE of the following prompts. Group B (Montes to Torres): Respectfully interact with ONE of your classmates’ responses. Do you agree with their arguments and interpretations? Do you… Continue reading Asynchronous Assignment on Bodega
Entry Questions Do you think that Baruch College and CUNY at large openly talk about and discuss the concerns of students who are DREAMers, immigrants, or refugees? How can classmates, faculty, the administration, and your community help the students feel safe, secure, and welcome? How does the debate over undocumented US Americans demonstrate the importance… Continue reading Staten Island- Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
ASYNCHRONOUS ASSIGNMENT (Deadline: 11/9 until 4pm) Instructions: 1. Read the chapter “Staten Island” from The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio 2. Listen to the episode “Latinas and Art- Creative Non-fiction with Karla Cornejo Villavicencio” https://linktr.ee/LatinxVisions 2. Group B (Montes to Torres): In the comment section down below, answer ONE of the following prompts. Group A (Avila to… Continue reading Asynchronous Assignment on the Latinx Visions Podcast’s Interview with Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
Entry Questions in Pairs Did you have a teacher, mentor, family member, community organizer, or religious figure in your childhood who altered the course of your life or played a part in your success? Compare your experience with Dan-el’s. Undocumented Chapters 3-4 During this difficult period of vulnerability for the family, Dan-el’s only refuge was… Continue reading Undocumented (Chapters 3-4)- Dan-el Padilla Peralta
Entry Conversation in Pairs Do you remember the first books that impacted you as a child or young person? In what circumstances did you read them? Were these books connected in some way to aspects of your identity? Compare your experience with Dan-el’s. Bio Dan-el Padilla Peralta was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and… Continue reading Undocumented (Chapters 1-2)- Dan-el Padilla Peralta
