Latino Diaspora- La Llorona, La Santa Muerte, y los Duendes
La Llorona
- Alexander, Kathy. n.d. “La Llorona – Weeping Woman of the Southwest – Legends of America.” Legends of America. Accessed May 27, 2024. https://www.legendsofamerica.com/gh-lallorona/
- Carpio Hernandez, Manuel. 1987. Poesía. Xapala, Veracruz: Universidad Veracruzana. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Poes%C3%ADa/ypx4AAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA6&printsec=frontcover.
- Janvier, Thomas A. 1910. “Note IX: Legend of La Llorona” p. 162-165 Legends of the City of Mexico. New York, NY: Harper & Brothers Publishers.
- Kirtley, Bacil F. “‘La Llorona’ and Related Themes.” Western Folklore 19, no. 3 (1960): 155–68. https://doi.org/10.2307/1496370.
- Lomax Hawes, Bess. 1968. “La Llorona in juvenile hall.” Western Folklore 27, no. 3 (July): 153-170. https://www.jstor.org/stable/1498101. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2014008ms1903/?loclr=blogflt
- Leant. 2014. “Comparing and Contrasting La Llorona in Supernatural and Grimm (Post 1 of 3).” CHST 332: The Chicana/o Gothic. https://citedatthecrossroads.net/chst332/2014/04/06/comparing-and-contrasting-la-llorona-in-supernatural-and-grimm-post-1-of-3/.
- Leant. 2014. ““Her Cry: La Llorona Investigation” FILM summary/review (Part 3 of 3).” CHST 332: The Chicana/o Gothic. https://citedatthecrossroads.net/chst332/2014/05/02/her-cry-la-llorona-investigation-film-summaryreview-part-3-of-3/.
- Leant. 2014. “La Llorona – Final Project Reflection and links.” CHST 332: The Chicana/o Gothic. https://citedatthecrossroads.net/chst332/2014/05/02/final-project-reflection-and-links/.
- Ocampo López, Javier. 2006. Mitos y leyendas latinoamericanas. Bogotá, Colombia: Plaza & Janés Editores Colombia S.A.
- Rachel. 2023. “The Urban Legend Behind the Song ‘La Llorona.’” Nuestro Stories. https://nuestrostories.com/2023/03/urban-legend-song-la-llorona/.
- Toor, Frances. 1947. “Legend of the Cruel Woman” p. 690 and “La Llorona” p. 594. A Treasury of Mexican Folkways: The Customs, Myths, Folklore, Traditions, Beliefs, Fiestas, Dances, and Songs of the Mexican People. New York, NY: Crown Publishers.
- Vargas, Chavela. 2017. “La Llorona.” YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwNBa40y2oA&t=11s.
- Velez, Jennifer. 2019. “The Many Faces Of "La Llorona."” GRAMMY.com. https://www.grammy.com/news/many-faces-la-llorona.
- Ubach, Alanna, and Antonio Sol. 2020. “La Llorona (From "Coco"/Sing-Along).” YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAYUQ1ltJj0.
- Winick, Stephen. 2021. “La Llorona: An Introduction to the Weeping Woman | Folklife Today.” Library of Congress Blogs. https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2021/10/la-llorona-an-introduction-to-the-weeping-woman/.
La Santa Muerte
- Associated Press. 2017. “US bishops join Mexican colleagues in denouncing ‘Santa Muerte.’” Catholic Herald, 02 20, 2017. https://catholicherald.co.uk/us-bishops-join-mexican-colleagues-in-denouncing-santa-muerte/.
- Catholic News Agency. 2019. “Why praying to Santa Muerte is ‘really wrong.’” Catholic Herald, 03 25, 2019. https://catholicherald.co.uk/why-praying-to-santa-muerte-is-really-wrong/.
- Gershon, Livia. 2023. “Who Is Santa Muerte?” JSTOR Daily. https://daily.jstor.org/who-is-santa-muerte/.
- Kingsbury, Kate, and Andrew Chesnut. 2019. “The Church's life-and-death struggle with Santa Muerte.” Catholic Herald, April 11, 2019. https://catholicherald.co.uk/the-churchs-life-and-death-struggle-with-santa-muerte/.
- Michalik, Piotr Grzegorz. 2011. “Death with a Bonus Pack: New Age Spirituality, Folk Catholicism, and the Cult of Santa Muerte.” Archives de sciences sociales des religions 56, no. 153 (janvier-mars): 159-182. https://www.jstor.org/stable/41336081.
- Stone, Cressida. 2022. Secrets of Santa Muerte. New York, NY: Weiser Books.
Los Duendes
- Mestizo. 2022. “The terrifying Mesoamerican origins of duendes.” YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6AC9mDCwSM.
- Ocampo López, Javier. 2006. Mitos y leyendas latinoamericanas. Bogotá, Colombia: Plaza & Janés Editores Colombia S.A. 166-167
- PeroLike. 2021. “Are Duendes Real?” Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=531721164920395.
- tsokol. 2023. “The Duendes in costa rican folklore.” Reddit r/mythology. https://www.reddit.com/r/mythology/comments/100c3ob/the_duendes_in_costa_rican_folklore_info_below/.
- Zúniga, David. 2016. Cuentos indígenas. Managua, Nicaragua: Amerrisque.
- “El duende de las covachas” (55-56)
African Diaspora- Follow the Drinking Gourd, Anansi, & Brer Rabbit
Anansi
- Beckwith, Martha W., and Helen Roberts. n.d. “Jamaica Anansi Stories Index.” Sacred-Texts. Accessed June 14, 2024. https://sacred-texts.com/afr/jas/.
- Marshall, Emily Z. n.d. “Anansi Tactics in Plantation Jamaica Matthew Lewis’s Record of Trickery.” Wadabagei 12 (3): 126-150.
- Neil Gaiman Anansi Boys or American Gods selections or clip from the show with Mr. Nancy (but there are a LOT of swears)
- Vernon, Rachele (Evie). 2018. “Fidel and the Spirit of Anansi.” Black Theology 16, no. 2 (April): 125-132. 10.1080/14769948.2018.1460549.
- Overly Sarcastic Productions. 2018. “Miscellaneous Myths: Anansi Wins Stories.” Youtube.com. Video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULqxWdAX9G8.
Follow the Drinking Gourd
- Bresler, Joel. n.d. “"Follow the Drinking Gourd": What the Lyrics Mean.” Follow the Drinking Gourd. Accessed June 12, 2024. http://www.followthedrinkinggourd.org/What_The_Lyrics_Mean.htm.
- Bresler, Joel. n.d. “"Follow the Drinking Gourd": Afterword.” Follow the Drinking Gourd. Accessed June 13, 2024. http://www.followthedrinkinggourd.org/Afterword.htm.
- Reading Rainbow. 1993. Season 11, episode 6, “Follow the Drinking Gourd by Jeanette Winter.” Featuring Keith David. Lancit Media Productions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9U6JhXKnRxY.
- There's A Meetin' Here Tonite. 1963. “Follow the Drinking Gourd.” Featuring Joe Gilbert and Eddie Brown. GNP Crescendo Record Co. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDJ1Z7zKU7o.
Brer Rabbit et al.
- Kamundi, Mutugi, and Rob Owen. n.d. “Hare and Hyena.” African Storybook. Accessed May 27, 2024. https://www.africanstorybook.org/reader.php?id=9796.
- Theal, George M. 1886. Kaffir Folk-Lore: A Selection of Traditional Tales Current Among the People Living on the Eastern Border of the Cape Colony with Copious Explanatory Notes. 2nd ed. London, UK: Swan Sonnenschein, Le Bas & Lowrey. https://www.gateway-africa.com/stories/Inkalimeva_and_the_Hare.html
- Harris, Joel Chandler. 1920. Uncle Remus and His Friends: Old Plantation Stories, Songs, and Ballads with Sketches of Negro Character. 3rd ed. Cambridge, MA: The Riverside Press.
- Harris, Joel Chandler. 1911. Nights with Uncle Remus: Myths and Legends of the Old Plantation. 2nd ed. Cambridge, MA: The Riverside Press.
- Harris, Joel Chandler. 1921. Uncle Remus: His Songs and Sayings. 4th ed. New York, NY: Grosset & Dunlap. https://archive.org/details/uncleremushisson0000joel_h9j1/page/n7/mode/2up.
- Blyton, Enid. 2016. Brer Rabbit Story Collection. London, UK: Hachette Children's Group.
- Wikipedia contributors, "Br'er Rabbit," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Br%27er_Rabbit&oldid=1223229805 (accessed June 13, 2024).
- Weinstock, Amber. "Looking Back, Hopping Ahead: Recognizing Julius Lester and Reclaiming Brer Rabbit." Order No. 31238537, Simmons University, 2024. https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/looking-back-hopping-ahead-recognizing-julius/docview/3050010689/se-2.
- Wikipedia contributors, "Joel Chandler Harris," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Joel_Chandler_Harris&oldid=1208803538 (accessed June 13, 2024).
- Ellison, Ralph. 1986. Going to the territory. New York, NY: Random House.
- Cochran, Robert. “Black Father: The Subversive Achievement of Joel Chandler Harris” African American Review, Vol. 38, No. 1 (Spring, 2004), pp. 21-34 (14 pages) Published By: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Additional suggested books
- Abrahams, Roger D., ed. 1985. Afro-American Folktales: Stories from Black Traditions in the New World. New York, NY: Pantheon Books. https://archive.org/details/afroamericanfolk0000unse_i3h2/page/n6/mode/1up.
- Fee, Christopher R., and Jeffrey B. Webb, eds. 2016. American Myths, Legends, and Tall Tales: An Encyclopedia of American Folklore [3 Volumes]. N.p.: Bloomsbury Academic.
- Lee, F. H., ed. 1931. Folk Tales of All Nations. 1st ed. London, UK: George G. Harrap& Co. Ltd. https://archive.org/details/FolkTalesOfAllNations/page/n2/mode/1up. Link
- Jason Reynolds. 2020. Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning. New York, NY: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.
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