hispanic writing

Vicente Fernandez draped in the Mexican flag

Vicente ‘Chente’ Fernández Is Gone, but His Legacy Will Live On

With the recent passing of El Ídolo de México, it is more important than ever to honor his lasting impact on traditional ranchera music.…

December 28, 2021

Trauma Porn: Why Books Like ‘American Dirt’ Are Harmful

Alyssa Alexander, SUNY Buffalo State

Despite its endorsement from Oprah, Jeanine Cummins' book about the life of a Mexican woman is having a damaging impact on minorities.…

March 16, 2020

Photo of a Roberto Bolano book along with magazine articles about the author

The Novels of Roberto Bolaño Can’t Be Restrained by Borders

Brian Anderson Gil, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

The storied and often dangerous life of the Latin American author helped create stories that spoke to isolation and dislocation.…

March 10, 2020

Poet Katixa Espinoza Is an Eloquent Voice for the Latinx Community

Christina Vazquez, University of Central Florida

In her writing, the Pratt student confronts the intangibility of discrimination by focusing on its specifics: language, deportation, stereotyping, self-doubt and trauma, among others.…

August 3, 2017