Yesterday, I attended the book club for books banned when Tucson High's Ethnic Studies program was outlawed. A Channel 4 camera crew documented book club's generative session in which the club engaged with the themes of the texts, often relating them to relevant sociopolitical contexts; however, the Channel 4 coverage creates a distorted depiction of the story, imposing a polemic argument that allows an un-credible, anonymous commentator to present a narrow perspective. News 4's coverage further inflames paranoia by allowing the voice in the shadows to shape the presentation of the story, juxtaposing an extremist voice in shadows with the well-spoken participants of the book club.
From: http://www.kvoa.com/videoplayer/?video_id=10302&categories=15
Read the Books and Check Out What the Club is About
Mexican American Studies Book Club
In January, 2012, the TUSD Governing Board voted to suspend the Mexican American Studies program. The books used in the program were collected from classrooms and put into storage. This book club will read and discuss some of those books. The purpose is to demonstrate, through the reading of these works, the value they have for youth in our community. The book discussions will be facilitated by Marissa M. Juarez, PhD from the University of Arizona. You can find some of the books at the library. All are available at Amazon.com
.Reading schedule:
May 16: Pedagogy of the Oppressed
by Paulo Freire
May 30: Chicano!: The History of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement
by Francisco Arturo Rosales
June 13: Borderlands/La Frontera
by Gloria Anzaldua
June 27: The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven
by Sherman Alexie
July 11: The House on Mango Street
by Sandra Cisneros
July 25: The Devil's Highway: A True Story
by Luis Alberto Urrea
August 8: Zigzagger
by Manuel Munoz
Joel D. Valdez Main Library
101 N Stone, Tucson AZ
Every other Wednesday starting May 16th
6:00 pm in the Children’s Meeting Room
Free program – teens and adults welcome - 791-4010
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