ENGL 1A: Not So Different—Conversations About America and Race

DH De La O, The Dept. of English & Comparative Literature @ SJSU

Photos emerge of Arizona Republican candidate appearing to show her in blackface and brownface (KPNX News)
Latino LA councilman still refuses to resign (NBC News)
Washington state GOP alleged to have a Neo-Nazi on its payroll (Daily Beast)
Balenciaga ends partnership with Kanye West over antisemitic scandal (Women's Wear Daily)
GOP House leadership touts diversity, but top positions will be almost all white men (NBC News)

DH De La O,

The Department of English and Comparative Literature at San José State University

Office Hours:

Tue/Thu 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. (also by appointment; via Zoom only)

Courses:

96 (49624) Mon/Wed 7:30 – 8:45 a.m.

97 (49625) Mon/Wed 9:00 – 10:15 a.m.

Please see syllabus for Zoom login details

"‘Gordita Chronicles’ and Other Latino Series Deserve More from Hollywood" (HuffPost)
"Forty-four Photos from the Anti-Civil Rights Movement that United Most of White America in the 1960s" (AllThatsInteresting)
"The History of Asian Representation in Film” (Vice)
"Why Aren't There More Latinos in Hollywood Movies and TV?" (San Diego Union-Tribune)
“2022 Might be the Year the Latino Storyline in Hollywood is Rewritten“ (NJ.com)
“A Summer of Protests, in Photos” (Deseret News)
“In 2022, Asian Representation in TV and Film is Better, but Still has Room to Grow” (TheWorkPrint)
“The Complex History of Asian Americans in Movies, from the Silent Era to Crazy Rich Asians” (Washington Post)
“Why Do Asian-Americans Remain Largely Unseen in Film and Television?” (New York Times)
“Why is Progress So Slow for Latinos in Hollywood?” (UCLA)
”A Brutally Honest History of Latinos in Hollywood” (Los Angeles Times)