INGL 4256: Contemporary US Latino/a Literature
This course relies on one primary text: The Norton Anthology of Latino Literature (2011) edited by Ilan Stavans. The course also includes additional readings to complement and contextualize class discussion. Here is a list of additional readings:
What Became of the Taino – Robert Poole
“The Danger of a Single Story”, transcript for Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (2009 TED Talk)
Being Bilingual in Borinquen: Student Voices from the University of Puerto Rico - Alicia Pousada
Pardon My Spanglish - Bill Santiago
Everything You Need to Know - Latinos: Si y No - Himilce Novas
Who is Hispanic? - Lopez, Krogstad, and Passel
7 Facts for National Hispanic Heritage Month - Krogstad and Noe-Bustamante
Guide Questions to Hispanic, Latino, Latinx - Definitions
Latinos in the US - Important Dates and Events
La (re)invención de la memoria - Wanda E. Ramos Baquero
I Am Joaquin - Rodolfo Corky Gonzales
Teatro Campesino - Luis Valdez
Guide Questions - Chicano! The Struggle in the Fields
Woman Hollering Creek - Sandra Cisneros
Borderlands/La Frontera: How to Tame a Wild Tongue - Gloria Anzaldúa
Puerto Rican Nation on the Move - Jorge Duany
What is Colorism? – Cheryl Grant
The Difference Between Racism and Colorism – Lori Tharps
Afterword to the Thirtieth Anniversary Edition - Piri Thomas
Growing Up Puerto Rican: Immigrants - Aurora Levins Morales
Cuban American Literature of Exile - Isabel Alvarez Borland
Dreaming in Cuban: Pilar Puente - Cristina Garcia
Dominican American Literature of Exile - Silvio Torres Saillant
Something to Declare - Julia Alvarez
Chasing the Butterflies - Julia Alvarez
Geographies of Home - Loida Maritza Pérez
The tears of Hispaniola - Lucía Suárez