Literally Literary

Literally Literary

By Reyna Muñoz, Vanessa Zuñiga, Richie Marrufo, and jorge gomezArtsBooks
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Literally Literary episodes

  • Everything Begins & Ends at the Kentucky Club: Part 1
    For our last book of the year, we open Benjamin Alire Saenz's Everything Begins & Ends at the Kentucky Club, covering some of the themes from this PEN-Faulkner-award-winning short story collection, as well as the setting, the style, the role of food, & part of the first story, "He Has Gone to be With the Women."
    47 min
  • The Hate U Give: Part 3
    We conclude Angie Thomas' novel by highlighting some differences with the film adaptation (focusing especially on DeVante and Khalil), the significance behind the names, and the differences between the two protests we see in the story.
    41 min
  • The Hate U Give: Part 2
    In our second look at Hate U Give, we analyze some of the themes of the novel, point out its pop culture allusions, & highlight what makes it so relevant.
    50 min
  • The Hate U Give: Part 1
    In our first round on the Hate U Give, we cover the setting and main characters in Angie Thomas’ novel, as well as tie in some threads to Poet X and Black Klansman.
    33 min
  • Black Klansman: Part 1

    This episode, we begin Ron Stallworth's memoir, Black Klansman, which details his undercover work as a police officer passing as a member of the KKK. We highlight moments that stayed with us from the first half of the book, but on Saturday Oct. 19 at El Paso's downtown library, join us at EPCC's Literary Fiesta for a live interview with Mr. Stallworth, preceded by a free screening of the Academy-award-winning film adaptation, BlaKkKlansman, by director Spike Lee.  

    35 min

About Literally Literary

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From Papagayo and the Humanities Collaborative at EPCC-UTEP, this podcast dissects culturally-relevant literature: novels, memoirs, poetry, and short stories. We love reading and analyzing books, comparing their adaptations, and connecting their allusions. We interview authors too! #Ad-Free #ElPaso