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

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

Kanye's antisemitic rants spur a Neo-Nazi demostration on a southern California freeway (WLS TV News)
The one group not canceling Kanye is Neo-Nazis (Yahoo! News)
Adidas is the latest sponsor to drop Kanye over antisemitic remarks (New York Times)
LA's Holocaust Museum offered Kanye a free tour, then it was bombarded with antisemitic attacks (Los Angeles Times)
Kim Kardashian condemns her ex-husband's hate speech (CNN)

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)