Sumários
In-class written exam.
10 Abril 2019, 08:00 • Margarida Vale de Gato
Students took an in-class written exam, focusing on representations of migration and solidarity in the last few weeks.
"School Days of an Indian Girl" by Zitkala-Sa.
8 Abril 2019, 08:00 • Margarida Vale de Gato
Today we discussed Zitkala-Sa’s “School Days of an Indian Girl.” Discussion emphasized Zitkala-Sa’s use of metaphor to depict her estrangement from the world of technology and discipline she encounters as a Sioux student in a late-nineteenth-century Indian school.
America is in the Heat by Carlos Bulosan (concl.)
3 Abril 2019, 08:00 • Margarida Vale de Gato
We charted on Google maps the vast movements of Bulosan during the period covered by his novel, to emphasize the cultural geography of a migrant farmworker in the west, and how it crisscrosses national borders and follows the seasons of harvest and planting. Also discussed the importance of literature in the memoir, and how Bulosan links it to political consciousness and American idealism.
America is in the Heart by Carlos Bulosan (cont.)
1 Abril 2019, 08:00 • Margarida Vale de Gato
We continued to discuss the way Bulosan depicts agrarian life, and his own connection to the land as an example of his broader desire for a sense of autonomy. We close-read the arrival scene in Seattle.
America is in the Heart by Carlos Bulosan (intro.)
27 Março 2019, 08:00 • Margarida Vale de Gato
Began our discussion of Carlos Bulosan’s America is in the Heart. Began with short lecture on the U.S.-Philippines war in 1898 and the subsequent U.S. occupation and anti-colonial guerilla war, which is the historical context that shapes Bulosan’s family story and his subsequent immigration to California. Students read excerpts from Mark Twain’s account of the Filipino War from To the Person Sitting in Darkness. The novel’s title suggests to us that it is going to be a story about the America that sets the captive free; but as you have already seen, it’s also a harrowing tale of poverty and disappointment. So I asked students to think about Bulosan’s title, and its optimism? Why does he love the country so?