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Writing 101: Latinx Literature and Culture

Books and Films for Your Course

I am no longer here. Fernando Frias 

  • Keyword searches:
    • Immigration
    • Cholombiano Culture
    • Subculture-Mexico
    • Mexico – War on Drugs – Narcos

The Golden Dream. La jaula de oro. Diego Quemada-Deiz 

  • Keyword searches:
    • Central American Migration
    • Child Migration
    • Mexican-American Border Patrol
    • The Minutemen Project - Vigilantes
    • La Bestia - Mexico
    • Human traficking

Sleep Dealer. Alex Rivera

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    • Migration
    • Maquiladoras in Mexico
    • Neoliberalism
    • NAFTA
    • Border Security

The Couple in the Cage. Coco Fusco and Paula Heredia

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    • Performance Art
    • Guillermo Gomez Peña and Coco Fusco
    • Indigenous Peoples – Exhibitions
    • World’s fairs

Clap your hands. Elizabeth Acevedo (library reserves)

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    • Afrolatinos
    • Masculinity
    • Dominican Americans
    • Slam Poetry
    • Young Adult Fiction
    • American Airlines Flight 587 – Plane crash

Juliet takes a Breath. Gabby Rivera

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    • Afrolatinos
    • Gender and Sexuality in Latin America
    • Lesbianism
    • Feminism
    • Puerto Ricans

Zoot Suit  - a film by Luis Valdez

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    • Zoot Suit Riots
    • Zoot Suit Culture
    • Youth Culture and Resistance in the United States