GUIDED NOTES FOR D&A KEYWORD LECTURE

IDENTITY

Is there anything problematic about this definition?

What exceptions might there be to this definition in your own experiences with identity?

ENTIRELY DEPENDENT upon the influence of variables: ________________________________

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How might the variables on which identity is ENTIRELY DEPENDENT change?

How might Salvador Dalis melting clock art in his painting called The Persistence of Memory
(1931) relate to our discussion of the fluidity of identity in respect to time?

LOOKING GLASS SELF- ________________________________________________________________

Tyranny of the L.G.S- __________________________________________________________________
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Where and how can we see the tyranny of the looking glass self in A&D?

Why is diverse representation important in literature?

QUEER
Define Queer- _______________________________________________________________________
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When and how did the word queer become popular in politics? When does the novel take
place?
Can you spot anything about AIDS in the novel? (Its pretty subtle Its one of my favorite parts.
)

Where in the novel can you see examples of disruptive performances of gender? How do others
react? (positively/negatively/provide evidence)

JUDITH BUTTLER: Gender Performativity / define- ___________________________________________

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What aspects of the novel are realistic? Which aspects are romantic or fantastic?
To what extent do you think the idea of nonconformity in Queer lit. is of interest to high school
students? Why?

LATINO/A

Why Latino/a over Hispanic?

When did the preference for this term gain popularity? When does the novel take place?

Latino/a - a politicized identity category, the moniker has enabled the mobilization of diverse ethnic,
cultural, and national groups into an imagined community predicted not just on linguistic and
hemispheric affiliations, but also on shared experiences in the U.S. with racism, poverty, and other
social challenges. (133)

What similarities can you already see between the Latino and Queer definitions in Keywords??
What makes a book Latino/a literature?
How are Dante and Ari different even though they are Mexican American? To what extent and
how do they share similarities as Mexican-Americans?

WRAP UP: Consider how often you think about who you are. Even if you dont formally sit down to do
it, think of Cooleys Looking Glass Self: all throughout the day you get feedback about who you are.
Dont you think its important to know how you are defined how you define yourself?