U.S. Latino Literature and Culture

Pre-class viewing, "Lorna la rapera," Lorna Zarina Aponte (1983 Panama)
"Spanglish" and transnational Latinidades. "Papi chulo... (te traigo el mmmm...)"
#1 in France, #2 in Italy, Belgium, #3 in the Netherlands, #12 in Switzerland, #49 in Sweden



Introductory Comments and Lecture: Latinos in the National Imaginary

I. Mapping Latinidades: History Against Proleptic Inclusion





















II. "American" Cultural Industries and Latinos
The Lone Ranger/El Llanero Solitario ("Enter The Lone Ranger", 9/15/1949)



George Stevens, dir.,Giant (1956)


George Stevens, dir., Giant (1956)


Taco Bell (1997)


Modern Family (2009)


Huffington Post, "Hispanic Images In The Media: The Curious Case Of Benjamin Bratt," by Stephen Palacios

"Spanish Girl" Series on Youtube (2012)