Approximate Calendar (this WILL be updated and is subject to change as needed)
Students should log into Blogs@Baruch DAILY to keep up with assignments and check for updates and messages. Do not wait for the last day each week to complete your assignments. Assignments are due according to the descriptions on the previous page. You may always submit work prior to the deadline. Details for each assignment will be provided on Blogs@Baruch.
Weekly readings, videos, and podcasts will likely vary in length. Please allow yourself sufficient time each week to complete them as well as time necessary for the assignments. Contact me as soon as possible if you have concerns or questions.
Some readings may address triggering topics. Please be prepared for this and speak to me with any concerns you might have.
Dates/Topic | Readings/Videos/Podcasts | Assignments Due |
Week 1 | ||
What to Expect 1/25 | Read: Syllabus | In Class: Syllabus Quiz and Discussion of Text Choices and Course Topics |
Week 2 | ||
Latina Voices 1/30 | Read: Introduction to American Like Me, by America Ferrera Watch: America Ferrera’s Iconic Barbie Speech | In Class: Discussion of Ungrading/Grading, Late Policy, and Course Participation/Class Discussion Policies Due: Text Selection, round 1 |
Latina Voices 2/1 | Read: “Movimientos de rebeldía y las culturas que traicionan” from Borderlands/La frontera by Gloria Anzaldua, pp. 37-45 | In Class: Discuss Assignment Types, Complete Assignment Type Worksheet Due: Policy Worksheet |
Week 3 | ||
Latina Voices 2/6 | Read: Selections from Latinas: Women’s Voices from the Borderlands * Puertoricanness, by Aurora Levins Morales, pp. 69-72 * Only Daughter, by Sandra Cisneros, pp. 156-160 * Arte in America con Accento, by Cherrie Moraga, pp. 210-220 | In Class: Grade Breakdown for Assignments Due: Text Selection, round 2 |
Latina Voices 2/8 | Read: Updated Syllabus Listen: An Interview Episode of Latinx Visions with a Latina (choose 1) * Latinas, Culture, and Community – Mixteca Org with Lorena Kourousais * Afro-Latinidad, Culture, and Community – Black Latinas Know Collective with Omaris Zamora * Queer Latinidades and Literature – Interview with Carmen Maria Machado * Bonus: Entrevista con Helen Ceballos (in Spanish) * Amplifying Latinx Voices – Literature with Dr. Amina Gautier | Due (by Sunday 2/11): Blog Post #1 – Latina Voices |
Week 4 | ||
Latinas, Family, and Education 2/13 | Read: “How to Leave Hialeah,” by Jennine Capo Crucet Read: “What We Pack,” by Jennine Capo Crucet | |
Latinas, Family, and Education 2/15 | Read: “Reconsidering the Role ‘Familismo’ Plays in Latina/o High School Students’ College Choices,” by Melissa A. Martinez Listen: “Episode 40 – Jennine Capo Crucet,” ReadMore Podcast | |
Week 5 | ||
Latinas, Family, and Education 2/20 | Read: “Botánica,” by Dolores Prida Listen: “Latinx NYC: Theater by Dolores Prida,” Latinx Visions Podcast | |
No Class 2/22 (Monday Schedule) | Due (by Sunday 2/25): Blog Post #2 – Latinas, Family, and Education | |
Week 6 | ||
Queer Latinidad and Coming of Age 2/27 | Read: Spit and Passion, by Cristy C. Road Listen: “Christie Road,” by Green Day | |
Queer Latinidad and Coming of Age 2/29 | ||
Week 7 | ||
Monstrous Latinas: Horror Stories and the Latina Experience 3/5 | Read: Our Shadows Have Claws, edited by Yamile Saied Méndez and Amparo Ortiz * Beware the Empty Subway Car, by Maika Moulite and Maritza Moulite, pp. 75-98 * La Patasola, by Racquel Marie, pp. 221-243 * La Madrina, by Yamile Saied Méndez, pp. 261-277 | In Class: Go Over Research Project Guidelines |
Monstrous Latinas: Horror Stories and the Latina Experience 3/7 | Read: “The Horror in Gloria Anzaldua: Reclaiming the Monstrous,” by Orquidea Morales | Due (by Sunday 3/10): Blog Post #3 – Spit and Passion |
Week 8 | ||
Beauty, Body Image, and Growing Up Latina 3/12 | Read: Hijas Americanas: Beauty, Body Image, and Growing Up Latina, by Rosie Molinary * Author’s Note, pp. 1-4 * Introduction, pp. 5-15 * Turning Gringa, pp. 17-36 Listen: “The Power of Giving to Others and to Oneself – Conversation with Rosie Molinary” Entre Hijas y Mijas Podcast | In Class: Go over Research Project Proposals |
Beauty, Body Image, and Growing Up Latina 3/14 | Read: Hijas Americanas: Beauty, Body Image, and Growing Up Latina, by Rosie Molinary * Double Lives, pp. 37-59 * In the Name of the Father, pp. 61-83 | In Class: Blog Post Self-Assessment #1 Due: Research Project Proposals |
Week 9 | ||
Beauty, Body Image, and Growing Up Latina 3/19 | Read: Hijas Americanas: Beauty, Body Image, and Growing Up Latina, by Rosie Molinary * Ay, Mami, pp. 85-125 * The Latina Mystique, pp. 127-148 | |
Beauty, Body Image, and Growing Up Latina 3/21 | Read: Hijas Americanas: Beauty, Body Image, and Growing Up Latina, by Rosie Molinary * How Latina Are You?, pp. 149-180 Watch: Afro-Latinos Get Photoshopped into Latin American Beauty Standards | |
Week 10 | ||
Beauty, Body Image, and Growing Up Latina 3/26 | Read: Hijas Americanas: Beauty, Body Image, and Growing Up Latina, by Rosie Molinary * María de la Barbie, pp. 181-216 * Five Journeys to Success, pp. 217-243 | Due: Research Project – Draft Bibliography/Works Cited |
Beauty, Body Image, and Growing Up Latina 3/28 | Read: Hijas Americanas: Beauty, Body Image, and Growing Up Latina, by Rosie Molinary * Giving Up Beauty, pp. 245-263 * Raising Our Voices, pp. 265-278 Listen: “Why Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s Stephanie Beatriz Bends the Rules.” Latina to Latina Podcast | Due (by Sunday 3/31): Blog Post #4 – Hijas Americanas |
Week 11 | ||
Latinas and a Sense of Belonging 4/2 | Read: La Gringa | |
Latinas and a Sense of Belonging 4/4 | In Class: Visit from Carmen Rivera, VC 10-175 Due: Research Project – Outline or Quote Analysis | |
Week 12 | ||
Latinas: Race and Ethnicity 4/9 | Read: “Your Lips, Mapping Afro-Boricua Feminist Becomings,” by Yomaira C. Figueroa Watch: Yomaira Figueroa Globus Talk (first 20 minutes) | |
Latinas: Race and Ethnicity 4/11 | Read: Sabrina & Corina, by Kali Fajardo-Anstine * Sugar Babies, pp. 3-24 * Sabrina & Corina, pp. 25-46 | Due (by Sunday 4/14): Blog Post #5 – Latinas: Race, and Ethnicity |
Week 13 | ||
Latina Creators and Community 4/16 | In Class: Visit to “Histories We Carry” exhibit at the Latinx Project, meet at 20 Cooper Square at 2:30pm | |
Latina Creators and Community 4/18 | **Note** No In-Class Meeting Due: Research Project | |
No Class 4/22 – 4/30 (Spring Break) | Deadline (by Sunday 4/28): Research Project | |
Week 14 | ||
Latina Creators and Community 5/2 | Listen: “Boricua en la Luna” from La Brega podcast * Listen in English * Escuchar en español | In Class: Conversation with Alana Casanova-Burgess about La Brega, VC 14-270 |
Week 15 | ||
Latina Creators and Community 5/7 | In Class: La Gringa Performance Recap (if you could not attend live, please be sure you watched the streaming version prior to coming to class) | |
5/9 | In Class: Watch Real Women Have Curves, arrive 2:15 to watch full film Due (by Sunday 5/12): Blog Post #6 – La Gringa | |
Week 16 | ||
5/14 | Watch: Real Women Have Curves if you were not in attendance last class | In Class: Blog Post Self-Assessment #2 Due: Event Reflection |
Finals | ||
Final Exam 5/21 ETRA: 3:30-5:30 | In Class: End-of-Semester Self-Assessment |