2023 Fall
ENGLISH 137T 001 - LEC 001
Topics in Chicana/o Literature and Culture
Latino/a/x Poetry and Poetics
John Alba Cutler
Aug 23, 2023 - Dec 08, 2023
Tu, Th
11:00 am - 12:29 pm
Physics Building 3
Class #:31478
Units:4
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
English
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
0
Enrolled: 92
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 92
Waitlist Max: 10
No Reserved Seats
Hours & Workload
9 hours of outside work hours, and 3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials.
Final Exam
WED, DECEMBER 13TH
08:00 am - 11:00 am
Physics Building 3
Course Catalog Description
Topics in Chicana/o literature and culture.
Class Description
This course will survey major US Latino/a/x poets, including José Martí, Julia de Burgos, Alurista, Lorna Dee Cervantes, Pedro Pietri, Sandra Maria Esteves, Victor Hernández Cruz, Alberto Ríos, Gloria Anzaldúa, Jimmy Santiago Baca, Sandra Cisneros, Ray González, Carmen Giménez Smith, Javier Zamora, Rosa Alcalá, and Urayoán Noel. We will consider the unique aperture Latino/a/x poetry offers for the study of US racial formation, migration, social movements, digital aesthetics, and identity.
This class satisfies the Literatures in English requirement for the English major.
Class Notes
Book List:
Simple Verses, José Martí
Song of the Simple Truth, Julia de Burgos
floricanto en aztlán, Alurista
Emplumada, Lorna Dee Cervantes
Puerto Rican Obituary, Pedro Pietri
Tropicalization, Victor Hernández Cruz
Whispering to Fool the Wind, Albert.. show more
Simple Verses, José Martí
Song of the Simple Truth, Julia de Burgos
floricanto en aztlán, Alurista
Emplumada, Lorna Dee Cervantes
Puerto Rican Obituary, Pedro Pietri
Tropicalization, Victor Hernández Cruz
Whispering to Fool the Wind, Albert.. show more
Book List:
Simple Verses, José Martí
Song of the Simple Truth, Julia de Burgos
floricanto en aztlán, Alurista
Emplumada, Lorna Dee Cervantes
Puerto Rican Obituary, Pedro Pietri
Tropicalization, Victor Hernández Cruz
Whispering to Fool the Wind, Alberto Ríos
Borderlands / La Frontera, Gloria Anzaldúa
Martín & Meditations on the South Valley, Jimmy Santiago Baca
Her Wicked Wicked Ways, Sandra Cisneros
Cruel Futures, Carmen Giménez Smith
Heredities, J. Michael Martínez
Unaccompanied, Javier Zamora
My Other Tongue, Rosa Alcalá
Buzzing Hemisphere / Rumor Hemisférico, Urayoán Noel
Up Jump the Boogie, John Murillo
Muse Found in a Colonized Body, Yesenia Montilla
Intergalactic Travels, Alan Pelaez Lopez show less
Simple Verses, José Martí
Song of the Simple Truth, Julia de Burgos
floricanto en aztlán, Alurista
Emplumada, Lorna Dee Cervantes
Puerto Rican Obituary, Pedro Pietri
Tropicalization, Victor Hernández Cruz
Whispering to Fool the Wind, Alberto Ríos
Borderlands / La Frontera, Gloria Anzaldúa
Martín & Meditations on the South Valley, Jimmy Santiago Baca
Her Wicked Wicked Ways, Sandra Cisneros
Cruel Futures, Carmen Giménez Smith
Heredities, J. Michael Martínez
Unaccompanied, Javier Zamora
My Other Tongue, Rosa Alcalá
Buzzing Hemisphere / Rumor Hemisférico, Urayoán Noel
Up Jump the Boogie, John Murillo
Muse Found in a Colonized Body, Yesenia Montilla
Intergalactic Travels, Alan Pelaez Lopez show less
Rules & Requirements
Repeat Rules
Requirements class fulfills
Meets Arts & Literature, L&S Breadth
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
No Reserved Seats
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
Guide to Open, Free, & Affordable Course Materials
Associated Sections
None