SPAN 365: The Chicano Narrative
Course Description
Focuses on the reading and analysis of selected Chicano writers whose literary works have left a distinctive mark on Chicano Literature. Emphasizes the understanding of Chicano cosmology (society, culture, behavior and values) through the literary texts. No prior knowledge of Spanish required.
Meets MLO 3
Focuses on the reading and analysis of selected Chicano writers whose literary works have left a distinctive mark on Chicano Literature. Emphasizes the understanding of Chicano cosmology (society, culture, behavior and values) through the literary texts. No prior knowledge of Spanish required.
Meets MLO 3
Course Reflective Narrative
It's the first time I had the "Chicano Literature" class. For the class we had to read about eight novels by Chicano writers. All the novels I liked, one of the novels "Blood in the desert" that refers to dead women in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico. The novel is about a girl who is kidnapped and if her sister does not rescue her, she was going to be a murderer. Also, we can see in the novel, the murdered women, are women of low resources, who sounded a better life. Unfortunately, they were not very lucky and were first raped and murdered. To accompany the reading were several documentaries of real events, these documentaries are not fiction is the reality that is living on the border between Mexico and the United States. Another very strong thing that we saw in the documentaries, that same government is involved in this painful tragedy. For the reason that they were young girls and could have a long life. Changing also we saw documentaries of the Chicano movement. Thanks to the protesting students they had more rights, before they were considered "vagos" Latinos, but at that time, everyone had the right to study and get ahead. Other novels that I could enjoy were "Pocho, Across the mountains, Bendice Ultima, House of mango street". I read all book in Spanish. Because is my first language. With the "Casa de Mango Street" reminded me of the neighborhood when I was a kid. You know all the neighbors and you know how they are, it also reminded me of my childhood friends. Finally, another novel that I loved, "And did not swallow the earth" was very funny, for the reason that the child is telling the stories that are happening in his can. Very interesting to know a bit of Chicano literature.
It's the first time I had the "Chicano Literature" class. For the class we had to read about eight novels by Chicano writers. All the novels I liked, one of the novels "Blood in the desert" that refers to dead women in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico. The novel is about a girl who is kidnapped and if her sister does not rescue her, she was going to be a murderer. Also, we can see in the novel, the murdered women, are women of low resources, who sounded a better life. Unfortunately, they were not very lucky and were first raped and murdered. To accompany the reading were several documentaries of real events, these documentaries are not fiction is the reality that is living on the border between Mexico and the United States. Another very strong thing that we saw in the documentaries, that same government is involved in this painful tragedy. For the reason that they were young girls and could have a long life. Changing also we saw documentaries of the Chicano movement. Thanks to the protesting students they had more rights, before they were considered "vagos" Latinos, but at that time, everyone had the right to study and get ahead. Other novels that I could enjoy were "Pocho, Across the mountains, Bendice Ultima, House of mango street". I read all book in Spanish. Because is my first language. With the "Casa de Mango Street" reminded me of the neighborhood when I was a kid. You know all the neighbors and you know how they are, it also reminded me of my childhood friends. Finally, another novel that I loved, "And did not swallow the earth" was very funny, for the reason that the child is telling the stories that are happening in his can. Very interesting to know a bit of Chicano literature.
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