| SES # | TOPICS/Readings/Films | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction | ||
| 1 | First generation Latinas: Code-switching and storytelling | |
| 2 | Mother-daughter and other kinship ties | Journal response to readings due |
| Coming-of-age narratives: Semi-autobiographical fiction | ||
| 3 | When I Was Puerto Rican | Talking points on When I Was Puerto Rican due |
| 4 | When I Was Puerto Rican, (cont.) | Journal entry on When I Was Puerto Rican due |
| First generation conflicts | ||
| 5 | Film: Real Women Have Curves | Talking points on Real Women Have Curves due |
| The abuela figure in Chicana experience | ||
| 6 | Caramelo | Talking points on Caramelo due |
| 7 | Caramelo, (cont.) | Research summary on women in the Mexican revolution due (1 page) |
| Border crossings | ||
| 8 | Caramelo, (cont.) | Journal on Caramelo due |
| 9 | Film: Quinceañera | Talking points on Quinceañera due |
| Roots and revolution | ||
| 10 | Dreaming in Cuban | Talking points on Dreaming in Cuban due |
| 11 | Dreaming in Cuban, (cont.) |
Midterm essay due Juxtaposing texts (5-6 pages) due |
| Political voices | ||
| 12 |
Women of Smoke: Latin American Women in Literature and Life. Film: Las Madres de La Plaza de Mayo/The Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo |
Research summary on Las Madres de La Plaza de Mayo due Student presentation contextualizing Las Madres de La Plaza de Mayo due |
| 13 | Film: The Official Story | Talking points on The Official Story due |
| Kinship and loss | ||
| 14 | Paula | Talking points on Paula due |
| 15 | Paula, (cont.) | Journal on Paula due |
| Childhood and up-rootedness | ||
| 16 | Paradise | Talking points on Paradise due |
| 17 | Paradise, (cont.) | Journal on Paradise due |
| Family sagas | ||
| 18 | Like Water for Chocolate | Journal on Like Water for Chocolate due |
| 19 | Individual screening: Like Water for Chocolate | |
| Biography-writing Latina's lives | ||
| 20 | Individual screening: Frida | Talking points on Frida due |
| Contemporary Latina writers | ||
| 21 | Song of the Water Saints | Talking points on Song of the Water Saints due |
| 22 | Song of the Water Saints, (cont.) | Journal on Song of the Water Saints due |
| Other perspectives | ||
| 23 | Film: Sin Nombre | |
| 24 | Film: Girlfight | |
| The diverse Latina experience | ||
| 25 and 26 | Final project presentations | |
