Introduction To Mexican American Literature (ENGL 2351)
Arizona Banned Mexican American History. We decided to make more. Study with Tony Diaz El Libotraficante and meet the giants of Mexican American Literature, and the artists and activists shaping the modern urban experience. You will also study the classic texts of our culture-which are a big part of American History.
Arizona Banned Mexican American History. We decided to make more.
Introduction to Mexican American Fiction.
*Guest speakers every week ranging from literary icon Dagoberto Gilb to local legends such as Poet/Bboy Marlon “marley” Havikoro ,Joe B poet/dj from the Rebel Crew.
*Field trips to important cultural sites in Houston such as Casa Ramirez Folk Art Gallery, MECA, & Talent Bilingue de Houston.
*Screening of films that have shaped the Urban Experience such as -Blood in, Blood Out: Bound by Honor, ZOOT SUIT.
*You don’t need to be British to take British literature, you don’t need to be Mexican American to take Intro to Mexican American Literature.
Houston Community College
Mexican American Literature
English 2351-0078 (29985)
Mondays and Wednesday, 830 am – 10 am
HCC Central Campus FAC 315
The professor: Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante, www.tonydiaz.net
Professor Diaz has made news nationally as well as internationally for his activist and art.
"My parents were migrant workers. They always believed in education. Because I was able to study, in a single generation-I've gone from marginalized to defending my community on a national stage. I strive for the day when every young person has access to the American Dream through education.” –Tony Diaz
The Books for the course:
Hecho en Tejas: An Anthology of Texas Mexican Literature (Southwestern Writers Collection) edited by Dagoberto Gilb
http://www.amazon.com/Hecho-Tejas-Literature-Southwestern-Collection/dp/0826341268/ref=pd_sim_b_29 •
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press (April 30, 2008) •
Language: English • ISBN-10: 0826341268 • ISBN-13: 978-0826341266
Gritos: Essays by Dagoberto Gilb
Publisher: Grove Press (April 30, 2004) •
Language: English • ISBN-10: 0802141277 •
ISBN-13: 978-0802141279
Huizache: The Magazine of Latino Literature
http://www.centrovictoria.net/huizache.html
Course Information
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