Author Archives: Richard Guzman

Filipinos in the Land of the Hyper-Real

Note: The following is part of a talk delivered at the Critical Mixed Race Studies Conference, DePaul University, November 2014.   It may be my favorite piece of music ever on TV.  Below, watch a VIDEO of the “Filipino Concert … Continue reading

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Notes on Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Many years later, as I write about Gabriel Garcia Marquez, I remember that distant afternoon when I faced the man from whom I stole my first ideas about teaching writing.  Perhaps Marquez would find it amusing that in writing about … Continue reading

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The “Third World:” A Course Overview

The video below gives a course overview of MLS 634 – The “Third World,” a course I teach in the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies program at North Central College.  It walks you through a recent syllabus, commenting on the books … Continue reading

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