The central idea of my final project will be how the representation and self-image of group of people and their culture is an important factor in their socioeconomic gain and cultural success. I’ve learned, by reading through these works of literature written during this era, the kinds of self-image the communities where the Harlem Renaissance… Continue reading Final Blogsite Proposal: The Power of Self-Perception
My Hot Take will be focused on the book “Making a Case for Black Digital Humanities” by Kim Gallon. This reading was one I found very fascinating, and I learned about the concept of Black Digital Humanities, which is the intersection of Black studies and digital humanities. The article had a lot to say about… Continue reading Hot Take on Black Digital Humanities
Throughout these readings, the gaze and one’s perception and awareness of other individuals is a prominent theme. In the story of “Cordelia the Crude”, Cordelia is a young and promiscuous girl with the potential of being a prostitute and no more than that. She doesn’t work or go to school, and she spends her nights… Continue reading Blog Post #5 Final Draft
Throughout these readings, the gaze and one’s perception and awareness of other individuals is a prominent theme. In the story of “Cordelia the Crude”, Cordelia is a young and promiscuous girl with the potential of being a prostitute and no more than that. She doesn’t work or go to school, and she spends her nights… Continue reading Blog Post 5 Draft #1
The final chapter to Larsen’s “Passing” was a climactic conclusion to the story. I think the ending and the way Clare lost her life had s deeper meaning than what was written. Normally, a Black character who does not fit in to societies standards is punished for not conforming. Yet, in this case, Passing’s ending… Continue reading Passing Final Blogpost
As I finished reading part one and finished Passing, I continued to see the underlying themes of the novel and what the novel was really about. Passing is about the monumental cultural changes that took place in America after the first World War. It is about changing definitions of concepts like race and gender, and… Continue reading Encounter of Irene and Clare
Passing is a riveting story about identity and belonging. The story centers around Irene, who is a light skinned black woman from Harlem. She runs into a childhood friend who is also a light skinned black woman. But this friend, named Claire, passes of as white in society by hiding her appearance to seem white.… Continue reading Passing: A Story About The Concept Of Race
Last Thursday we explored Schomburg, Harlem at the Met Museum. What caught our group’s eye was the TV in the center of the Schomburg exhibit. The ideas that our groups expressed was the idea of the play on words on the saying “the revolution will not be televised’. The term was coined by musician Gil… Continue reading Trip To The Met
As James Wheldon Johnson described it in “The Making of Harlem”, Harlem was quite possibly the greatest Negro city in the world for the era of the Harlem Renaissance. It was the ground at which African Americans saw a revival of their culture and made progress like never before. The demographical details of black neighborhoods… Continue reading Blog Post #3 Final Draft
As James Wheldon Johnson described it in “The Making of Harlem”, Harlem was quite possibly the greatest Negro city in the world for the era of the Harlem Renaissance. It was the ground at which African Americans saw a revival of their culture and made progress like never before. The demographical details of black neighborhoods… Continue reading Blog Post #3 Draft 2