SES # | TOPICS | KEY DATES | INSTRUCTORS |
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1 | Introduction | All | |
2 | Viewing, Herskovits at the Heart of Blackness. Llewellyn M. Smith. California Newsreel/PBS, 2009. | All | |
3 | Lecture, "Sula: Two Wrongs and a Writer." | Alexandre | |
4 | Discussion | Alexandre | |
5 |
Lecture, "Circulations of Blackness I." Guest Artist: Makeda Thomas; Viewing, Freshwater. |
First writing assignment due at beginning of class today. Meet at the theater for performance and discussion. | DeFrantz |
6 | Lecture, "Circulations of Blackness II." | DeFrantz | |
7 | Lecture, "Middle Passage Stories." | Capozzola | |
Class Field Trip: New York City | |||
8 | Discussion | Capozzola | |
9 | Lecture, "Water, Water, Everywhere." | Alexandre | |
10 | Writing Workshop | Begin working on second writing assignment. | All, Delaney |
11 | Lecture, "1967: A Turning Point." | Capozzola | |
12 | Discussion | Second writing assignment due at start of class today. | Capozzola |
13 | Lecture, "Forms that Create Presence." | DeFrantz | |
14 | Rehearsal for Slave Ship | DeFrantz | |
15 | Lecture, "Slave Ship: Content of a Character." | Alexandre | |
16 | Rehearsal for Slave Ship | DeFrantz | |
17 | Performance of Slave Ship | ||
Class Field Trip: Walking Tour of South End/Lower Roxbury | |||
18 | Discussion | Capozzola | |
19 | Writing Workshop | Delaney | |
20 | Lecture, "Quantities of the Nation: Majorities, Minorities, Anxieties." | Capozzola | |
21 | Discussion | Capozzola | |
22 | Viewing, Rize. David LaChapelle. Lion's Gate Entertainment, 2005. | Paper revision due at the beginning of class today. | Alexandre, Capozzola |
23 | Lecture, "Caucasia: Longing to Belong." | Alexandre | |
24 | Guest Author: Danzy Senna | Begin working on presentations. | Alexandre |
25 | Student Presentations | All | |
26 | Student Presentations (cont.) | All |