Approximate Calendar (subject to change as needed) 

Students should log into Blogs@Baruch DAILY to keep up with assignments and check for updates and messages. Do not wait for the last day each week to complete your assignments. Assignments are due according to the dates in the calendar below. You may always submit work prior to the deadline. Details for each assignment will be provided on Blogs@Baruch.  

Weekly readings, videos, and podcasts will likely vary in length. Please allow yourself sufficient time each week to complete them as well as time necessary for the assignments. Contact me as soon as possible if you have concerns or questions.

Some readings may address triggering topics. Please be prepared for this and speak to me with any concerns you might have. Check class slides for any updates to assigned work.

Dates/Topic	Readings	Assignments
Week 1
Unit 1: What to Expect 8/29   Syllabus and Brightspace	Read: Syllabus	In Class: Syllabus Quiz
Week 2
Unit 1: What to Expect 9/3   Podcasting and Blog Posts		Homework: Download Audacity to your computer (if you have a laptop, bring it with you!)
Unit 1: What to Expect 9/5   Podcast Workshop 1	Watch: “How to use Audacity to Record & Edit Audio | Beginners Tutorial” on YouTube   Watch: “Audacity Tutorial – How To Import m4a Files – 2024” on YouTube	Homework: Bring your laptop to class if you have one; come to class with a 1-2 minute recording of your voice on your computer
Week 3
Unit 2: Mothers, Daughters, and Identity 9/10   Girl	Read: “Girl,” by Jamaica Kincaid (available on Brightspace)   Watch: “Jamaica Kincaid Reads ‘Girl’”
Unit 2: Mothers, Daughters, and Identity 9/12   Lucy	Read: Lucy, by Jamaica Kincaid, pp. 3-83
Week 4
Unit 2: Mothers, Daughters, and Identity 9/17   Lucy	Read: Lucy, by Jamaica Kincaid, pp. 85-164
Unit 2: Mothers, Daughters, and Identity 9/19   Lucy	Listen: The Gospel of Lucy. Jamaica Kincaid and Ida Pallin Bostadløkken   Watch: Mini-Lecture: About Jamaica Kincaid	Due: Blog Post #1
Week 5
Unit 2: Mothers, Daughters, and Identity 9/24   Podcast Workshop 2		Homework: Bring your laptop to class if you have one; come to class with a Podcast Project: Guidelines Distributed and Discussed in Class
Unit 3: Poverty, Community, and Escapism 9/26   Miguel Street	Read: Selected Chapters from Miguel Street, by VS Naipaul * Ch. 1: Bogart * Ch. 7: The Coward * Ch 17: How I Left Miguel Street
Week 6
Unit 3: Poverty, Community, and Escapism 10/1   Miguel Street	Read: “For All His Flaws, VS Naipaul Was a Pioneering Genius,” by Sameer Rahim   Read: “Teaching VS Naipaul in the Caribbean,” by J. Vijay Maharaj	*One-on-One Meetings Begin*
	No Class 10/3 (Rosh Hashanah)
Week 7
Unit 3: Poverty, Community, and Escapism 10/8   Hungry Ghosts	Read: Hungry Ghosts, by Kevin Jared Hosein, pp. 1-84   Watch/Listen: Kevin Jared Hosein on Hungry Ghosts (available as audio or video given your preference)	Podcast Project: Choose Podcast Groups in Class
Unit 3: Poverty, Community, and Escapism 10/10   Hungry Ghosts	Read: Hungry Ghosts, by Kevin Jared Hosein, pp. 85-136
Week 8
	No Class 10/15 (Monday Schedule)
Unit 3: Community, Poverty, and Escapism 10/17   Hungry Ghosts	Read: Hungry Ghosts, by Kevin Jared Hosein, pp. 136-232	**Note** No In-Class Meeting for BLS 3038! Go to your other Thursday Classes!
Week 9
Unit 3: Community, Poverty, and Escapism 10/22   Hungry Ghosts	Read: Hungry Ghosts, by Kevin Jared Hosein, pp. 233-301	Podcast Project: Group Proposal Submitted via Brightspace
Unit 3: Community, Poverty, and Escapism 10/24   Hungry Ghosts	Read: Hungry Ghosts, by Kevin Jared Hosein, pp. 303-326   Listen: History of Indian Indentureship in the Caribbean w/Cristine Khan	Due: Blog Post #2
Week 10
Unit 3: Community, Poverty, and Escapism 10/29   Podcast Workshop 3	Listen: The History of Conflict between Haiti and the Dominican Republic Part I   Listen: The History of Conflict between Haiti and the Dominican Republic Part II: Dominican Statelessness with Dr. Amarilys Estrella and Activist Ana María Belique	Homework: Bring your laptop to class if you have one Podcast Project: Individual Segment Proposals Submitted via Brightspace
Unit 3: Community, Poverty, and Escapism 10/31   TBD
Week 11
Unit 4: Dreams and Spirituality 11/5   Erzulie’s Skirt	Read: Erzulie’s Skirt, by Ana-Maurine Lara, pp. xiii-xvi and 1-46 (Introduction and Chapter 1)   Watch: Mini-Lecture: Religions of the African Diaspora
Unit 4: Dreams and Spirituality 11/7   Erzulie’s Skirt	Read: Erzulie’s Skirt, by Ana-Maurine Lara, pp. 47-106 (Chapters 2 and 3)
Week 12
Unit 4: Dreams and Spirituality 11/12   Erzulie’s Skirt	Read: Erzulie’s Skirt, by Ana-Maurine Lara, pp. 107-152 (Chapter 4)
Unit 4: Dreams and Spirituality 11/14   Erzulie’s Skirt	Read: Erzulie’s Skirt, by Ana-Maurine Lara, pp. 153-194 (Chapters 5 and 6)   Watch: Citizenship shift leaves Dominican-Haitians stateless on YouTube
Week 13
Unit 4: Dreams and Spirituality 11/19   Erzulie’s Skirt	Read: Erzulie’s Skirt, by Ana-Maurine Lara, pp. 195-242 (Chapters 7 and 8)	Podcast Project: Draft Bibliography or Editing Plan Due via Brightspace
Unit 4: Dreams and Spirituality 11/21   Podcast Workshop 4		Homework: Bring your laptop to class if you have one
Week 14
Unit 4: Dreams and Spirituality 11/26   TBD		*One-on-One Meetings End*   Due: Blog Post #3
	No Class 11/28 (Thanksgiving)
Week 15
Unit 4: Dreams and Spirituality 12/3   Letters from Cuba	Read: Letters from Cuba, by Maria Irene Fornés	Podcast Project: Individual Segment Outline or Script Due
Unit 4: Dreams and Spirituality 12/5   Letters from Cuba	Watch: Mini-Lecture: About Maria Irene Fornes	Due: Blog Post Replies (3 total)
Week 16
Unit 5: Community Connections 12/10   Podcast Workshop 5		Homework: Bring your laptop to class if you have one
Unit 6: Conclusion 12/12   Semester Recap and Project Finalization		Podcast Project: Individual Segments Due to Editor and via Brightspace
Finals Week
Unit 6: Conclusion 12/17   Final/Self-Assessment		In Class: End-of-Semester Self-Assessment * ETRA: 3:30-5:30pm Podcast Project: Final Audio Draft, Group Bibliography, and Transcript due by 11:59pm (accepted without late penalty by 9:00am the following morning)