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Exploring Latino Literature: Windows and Mirrors: Mirrored
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Exploring Latino Literature: Windows and Mirrors. Wednesday, March 7, 2012. Apologies to Rafael Falcon. Suddenly, I see so many treasured things! March 8, 2012 at 7:46 PM. Thanks for sharing a little about your family. March 16, 2012 at 10:07 PM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). In My Good Books. Latino Lit Nathan Stanley. Discussions on Latino Literature. Steph's Latino Lit Blog. Visiones de Nuestra Patria. Latino Literature Spring 2012. Straight to the Point. Dreaming in Cuban Response.
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Discussions on Latino Literature: February 2012
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Discussions on Latino Literature. Friday, February 24, 2012. Themes that act as Windows and Mirrors. Lidia Torres is a Puerto Rican poet. She was born in New York City, and graduated from Hunter College as well as New York University. Her poem, A Weakness for Boleros (also the name of her poetry collection. Image from the Poetry Foundation. Many different life themes. And wonderings shine through in Torres’ poetry. Among them are. Family, music, death. In Three Keys she writes about losing three brothers...
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Latino Literature: January 2012
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Friday, January 27, 2012. A day without a Mexican. A Day Without a Mexican. I found to be a very humorous film, but a very true film. As I watched the film I could not help but think of all the people I wanted to show this film too, including my parents. I would not necessarily call my family or friends racist, but defiantly misinformed just as I was. Many of the stereotypes discussed in the film are the same stereotypes that I believed in. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). My two new Puerto Rican friends.
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Discussions on Latino Literature: The Creation of Blended Identity
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Discussions on Latino Literature. Tuesday, April 17, 2012. The Creation of Blended Identity. The main characters in Bless Me, Ultima. Are all in the process of personal transition, creating a mature and new identity that borrows elements from their families and cultures of origin as well as draws from the way in which they experience being an individual in contemporary American culture. Rafael Falcon, in Reflection of my Essence. In Bless Me, Ultima. He also has three older brothers who return from fight...
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Latino Literature: Dreaming in American
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Sunday, March 25, 2012. We have discussed in class the book Dreaming in Cuban. But we were given the question what does it mean to be dreaming in Cuban. I began by looking at this question not through Cuban but American. So I faced the question what does it mean to be dreaming in American? April 12, 2012 at 5:09 PM. Great picture of your family, Jessica! Theres a lot of reflecting on the American dream in Dreaming in Cuban- can you tell us more about that? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Integration ...
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Exploring Latino Literature: Windows and Mirrors: The Mongoose in The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
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Exploring Latino Literature: Windows and Mirrors. Wednesday, April 11, 2012. The Mongoose in The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. In Junot Díaz’s Pulitzer Prize winning book, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. He includes many footnotes to explain Dominican history, nerd culture, and anything else the author finds important. One of the footnotes that caught my attention the most was one explaining “the Mongoose” that keeps appearing as a savior character in the book. And Just So Stories. The most int...
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Discussions on Latino Literature: La Inca's Healing Prayer
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Discussions on Latino Literature. Friday, April 13, 2012. La Inca's Healing Prayer. In this darkest moment La Inca, The Divine. Lets her soul hear the spirits of the dead. ".La Inca almost succumbed, let herself be lifted from her moorings and carried like a child, like a tangle of seagrape beyond the bright reef of her faith and into the dark reaches." In that hour her husband's spirit speaks to her, urging her to save Beli, or no one else will. So La Inca listened. She prayed to La Virgen Altagracia.
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Discussions on Latino Literature: Self-Identity in Dreaming in Cuban and Bodega Dreams
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Discussions on Latino Literature. Friday, March 30, 2012. Self-Identity in Dreaming in Cuban and Bodega Dreams. Pilar has a dream of returning to Cuba, to her grandmother Celia. She identifies most closely with her Grandmother – she is tied to her in a unique way, sharing memories, thoughts, layers of life. She believes she could be free in Cuba in the company of Celia – free to grow into the best of herself. Pilar is an artist. Her father, however, supports her dream of becoming a painter. But overall P...
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Latino Literature: April 2012
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012. Drug Influence on the Island. Puerto Ricans are known for their beautiful island, sexy music, and good Latino food, but Puerto Rico is known for their drug war and violent crimes. In Bodega Dreams. After reading this book and recently coming back from a Puerto Rican trip, I wanted to research this problem, this relationship, drugs and Puerto Ricans had with one another. In the book, Bodega Dreams. 8221; Kevin Johnson from USA Today wrote in his article. The article discusse...
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Exploring Latino Literature: Windows and Mirrors: February 2012
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Exploring Latino Literature: Windows and Mirrors. Tuesday, February 21, 2012. Proyecto de Poesía: María Meléndez. In 2006, and Flexible Bones. In 2010, both published by the University of Arizona Press; and Base Pairs. In 2001, published by the Swan Scythe Press. Meléndez lives in the mainstream culture of the United States, but she does not want to be seen as post-Latino or like a woman without a history. Her passions can be identified as the exploration and incorporation of mestizo. The poem “Ton...
