Sumários
Discussion and analysis of "Silence" by Carlos Bulosan.
23 Fevereiro 2026, 17:00 • Margarida Vale de Gato
Continuation of last lesson, and Ruben Darío, "Edgar Allan Poe".
Discussion of Bulosan (194?), “Silence” in light of Mukherjee, “Immigrant Writing” (1987).
Cloase-reading and teacher's model for text analysis:https://northamericandiasporalit.blogspot.com/2020/02/text-analysis-teachers-model-excerpt.html
Presentation of the calendar and evaluation criteria. The concept of "diaspora" (cont.). Poem analysis: Emma Lazarus, "The New Colossus"
11 Fevereiro 2026, 17:00 • Margarida Vale de Gato
Presentation of the calendar, activities, and evaluation tasks.
Affective reading, followed by close-reading: Lazarus, E. (1883), “The New Colossus”
Discussion of the concept of “Diaspora” (from Brent Hayes Edwards, "Diaspora" in Keywods in American Cultural Studies, 2007), along with some clips from Coco (Pixar movie)
Presentation. Our diasporic selves. First concepts and keywords.
9 Fevereiro 2026, 17:00 • Margarida Vale de Gato
Presentation. First keywords and concepts related with the arch of the class.
Lhasa de Sela, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bV1I39yjXDU
Free timed writing. Peer-to-peer conversation.
See blog: https://northamericandiasporalit.blogspot.com/2026/02/welcome-and-homework-for-february-11.html