Sexile, by Jaime Cortez  (Read for Tuesday, February 6th)

Diagnosing Difference — interview with Adela Vazquez

Sexile blog posts — “Transgender Identities and Communities” class (San Francisco State University)

For Tuesday, March 13th, read three short stories: “Campo” and “Everything the White Boy Told You” by Manuel Munoz and “Executing Dexter” by Brian Leung

For Tuesday, March 20th, read all of Passing by Nella Larsen (click the link, then scroll down for various download options)

Post-Spring Break Syllabus

Tuesday, April 10: Watch a film in class together XXY  (2007), directed by Lucia Puenzo (post response)

Tuesday, April 17: Read two chapters from Gloria Anzaldua’s Borderlands/La Mestiza (post response)

Tuesday, April 24: Read selections from John Keene’s Counternarratives (post response)

Tuesday, May 1: Read all of Justin Torres’s We the Animals (approx. 126 pages. NOTE: YOU NEED TO PURCHASE THIS BOOK) (post response). We’ll also figure our final presentation groups today.

Tuesday, May 8: Group Meetings During Class to Prepare for Final Presentation

Tuesday, May 15: Final Presentations (20 minutes per group)