We oppose literary hegemony exercised by any person or group, where they are the arbiters of good taste or who can define whether something is literature or not. Several people within the Chicago Latino literary world are positioning themselves to be the ones who decide what is literature and who can or cannot write. This implies that if someone does not belong to their … [Read more...] about Opposition to literary hegemony in Latino Chicago
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Ignorant choices of Chicago’s cultural institutions
Chicago Cultural institutions continue to demonstrate a lack of understanding of Latino art and culture. This is reflected in their choices in cultural programs and programming of events. So far they have shown a belief that Latino Culture is only what is popular. disregarding that Latino culture goes far beyond its popular manifestations to include Classical music, poetry, … [Read more...] about Ignorant choices of Chicago’s cultural institutions
In the land of the blind the one-eyed man is king
Plagiarists and opportunist in Latino literature in Chicago. Latina literature in Chicago is invaded by pseudo-writers who, taking advantage of the lack of culture, pass themselves off as authors. We, who have read, see the sad copying, adaptation and plagiarism, due to lack of originality, of works by well-known or not so well-known authors, where some characters and the … [Read more...] about In the land of the blind the one-eyed man is king