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Rikki's Latino Lit: To Love and Be Loved
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Friday, April 13, 2012. To Love and Be Loved. 8220;It would have been one thing if.he hadn't cared about girls, but alas he was still the passionate enamorao who fell in love easily and deeply” (23). So goes the love life of Oscar in Junot Diaz. S novel The Brief Wondrous Life of OscarWao. In the cane fields where the mongoose that saved his mother could not save him. It is also possible that the love struck Oscar was suffering due to the fuku. April 14, 2012 at 9:49 AM. I hadn’t thought about how ...
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Latino Lit Nathan Stanley: The Power of Sexuality
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Latino Lit Nathan Stanley. The View from Tucson, Arizona. Saturday, April 14, 2012. The Power of Sexuality. In The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. Junot Diaz has certain characters that are portrayed as powerful, but their power stems directly from the sexuality that they show. Both Beli and her daughter Lola show how sexuality can be a double-edged sword, and the problems with the driving forces of sex in the Dominican Republic. Nathan Stanley Latino Lit. April 15, 2012 at 12:00 PM. I definitely agree...
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LatLit2012: February 2012
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Friday, February 24, 2012. Photo from fishhousepoets.org. Grew up in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He writes short fiction as well as poetry. He attended college in Pittsburg and received his Masters of Fine Arts from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in poetry as well as a second Masters degree from the Iowa Writer’s Workshop in fiction. He received the Carol Houck Smith Fiction Fellowship from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Currently lives in Madison, Wisconsin and is the co-editor of jubilat. Really ...
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Latino Lit Nathan Stanley: April 2012
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Latino Lit Nathan Stanley. The View from Tucson, Arizona. Wednesday, April 18, 2012. The concept of machismo has administered itself as a common theme in many Latino men’s lives. The thought of being strong, has influenced how many men in Latino communities live their lives. The overall exaggeration of manliness can be seen and explored in the novels, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar. Wao by Junot Diaz, Bless Me, Ultima. By Rudolfo Anaya and Bodega Dreams. The Brief Life of Oscar Wao. Shows the negative ...
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Steph's Latino Lit Blog: Political Influence
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Steph's Latino Lit Blog. Saturday, March 24, 2012. In reading the book Dreaming in Cuban. It’s remarkable to see how politics, especially relations with the United States, play such a big role in the plot of the book and the lives of the different characters. In my view, politics are something that a person doesn’t have much control over. I did not think that George W. Bush. Is a novel that explores these questions of control and power, especially in looking at how different characters support either the.
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Visiones de Nuestra Patria: Authentically Nuyorican
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Visiones de Nuestra Patria. Saturday, March 17, 2012. On the back of my copy of Ernest Quiñonez' Bodega Dreams. A new and authentic voice of the urban Latino experience." - Esmeralda Santiago. I have to admit, seeing this quote made me feel less excited about reading the book. In my defense, the only things I knew about Bodega Dreams. Were that it dealt with (at least in part) Nuyorican. Drug pushers, and that it claimed to represent " the. Much of my hesitation toward Bodega Dreams. Can only fairly be c...
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Visiones de Nuestra Patria: Christian Syncretism in Island Literature
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Visiones de Nuestra Patria. Sunday, April 1, 2012. Christian Syncretism in Island Literature. While reading both Bodega Dreams. And Dreaming in Cuban,. I looked at how religion was presented in keeping with my integrative project. One idea that I have been engaging is the importance of syncretism in US Latino religious expression. While traditional religion is still important in Bodega Dreams,. While other expressions of religion become quite important. However, Dreaming in Cuban. Is also somewhat of a &...
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Latino Literarture "DB": Why Study Mexican American/Latino Lit?
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Friday, February 17, 2012. Why Study Mexican American/Latino Lit? Ann asks the question, Why study Mexican American/Latino literature? These are questions that I leave you all with. February 18, 2012 at 10:01 AM. I was intrigued by your final question- What can we do to make it clear that Latino and Mexican voices are the same as ours? What does it mean to recognize these voices as the same as ours? February 19, 2012 at 4:44 PM. March 8, 2012 at 6:42 PM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Christ Figures...
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Latino Lit Nathan Stanley: February 2012
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Latino Lit Nathan Stanley. The View from Tucson, Arizona. Saturday, February 4, 2012. Nathan Stanley Latino Lit. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). In My Good Books. LibraryThing Scanner: an App Review. The View from Tucson, Arizona. Discussions on Latino Literature. The Creation of Blended Identity. Steph's Latino Lit Blog. Finality: Family Ties in Latino Literature. Visiones de Nuestra Patria. Religious Hybridity in Latino Literature. Family: How do you define it? Straight to the Point.
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Steph's Latino Lit Blog: Eduardo C. Corral
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Steph's Latino Lit Blog. Friday, February 24, 2012. Eduardo C. Corral. Eduardo C. Corral was born and raised in. And, surprisingly, grew up outside the influence of easy access to literature. Then, can be appreciated by readers who want a glimpse of Latino lifestyle and history in both traditional and new ways because the poems explore borders, self-identity, and family values, mixed in with sexuality. The tragedies that take place along the physical border in between the. A second overarching theme in L...
