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History Quiz Power Points
Hey All, So the History Quiz will be on Thursday, December 8th. Below you will find three power points: The first two are the power points from class, and the last one is the power point I’ve made highlighting the … Continue reading
Respectability & Regulation: Uplifting Black Bodies (Further Readings)
… in case you’re super interested: On American obsession with perfection as it relates to the body: Hoy, Suellen. Chasing Dirt: The American Pursuit of Cleanliness. Oxford: Oxford UP, 1995. Castronovo, Russ. Necro Citizenship: Death, Eroticism, and the Public Space … Continue reading
On Poetry+ Questions. Due 10/13/16 @ 11:30 am
So as I mentioned in the email I sent around, it looks as if a good theme for our chapbook is Constraint where constraint is always also highlighting the nature of freedom and movement. I think the project will be richest … Continue reading
Chapbook Project Check In Sheet #1
After you complete the readings listed in the previous post (“Researching Form: On Chapbooks …”) you should answer the following questions in regards to our group project. Please return via email the following questionnaire by Sunday, October 9th at 8 am. For a … Continue reading
Researching Form: On Chapbooks, Zines, & Magazines
Okay so if we are going to do a chapbook we need to learn a little more about the form. Please read the following (there will be an extra credit quiz on the readings on 1 and 2 on Thursday, … Continue reading
My proposal
My project proposal is to have the class create a picture series in which they can include themselves within the picture or they can take a picture that is relevant to the idea that they’re going to present. Each student … Continue reading
Antebellum Time Line (What to Study for the History Quiz)
Here is the timeline I showed you in class: african-american-lit-antebellum-timeline. On the quiz, you will only be responsible for the information on this document.
Remake of Formation
https://youtube/1vbqR2969d8 So I thought everyone would enjoy this remake of Formation. The creator of it talks about abortion around the country. Her message throughout the song is to get informed about anti-abortion laws and also to stop anti-abortion laws from … Continue reading
Thesis, Thesis Workshop, Form Paper, Project Proposal . . .
Remember all the information about the assignments is under the “assignments” page. If you want the handout on close reading or the actual PowerPoint I showed in class about the thesis workshop, project proposal, and the form paper, you can … Continue reading
The Providence of Nature.
In the last few chapters of The Bondwoman’s Narrative, Hannah Crafts consistently writes about Nature and the Providence that comes forth from it—which led to her freedom and survival. When Hannah is running away from Mr. and Mrs. Wheelers … Continue reading