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Discussion 1.

Discuss the concept of "home" as it has operated for Latinx and Latin American subjects in the texts we have read, and the varied ways one can observe a longing for or imagination of home, or conflict and fracture around the sense of home, in our course material. Be sure to consider a range of issues, such as migration and questions of belonging, diaspora, community and/or political identities, and state terror, as well as others. You do not have to include all of the topics in the previous sentence, this is just a list of potential topics.

Discussion 2.

Discuss the concept of authenticity with respect to racial and ethnic identities in the novel I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter. How do different characters understand their relationship to idealized narratives of race, ethnicity, gender and sexuality? Consider questions of family relationships, secrecy, shame, ethnic/racial pride, independence, individual self-actualization, socioeconomic class, language use, religion, the pursuit of education, etc.