Blog Post 2 Final Draft What does imaginative or fictive work do versus nonfiction? I think that both fiction and nonfiction works (and pictures) can provide us with great insights into the times and the places that they are depicting, and they both offer us unique ways of interpreting the information being given to us.… Continue reading The Harlem of Imagination and the Harlem of Memory
In combating American racism and damaging stereotypes, fictive work plays the important role of humanizing the Blacks who were being discriminated against. Non-fiction work is necessary in that it paints a picture of accuracy, however fiction has always been a more impactful avenue for social commentary. Survey Graphic, which focuses on social and political issues,… Continue reading Artistic Reality, Fictional Frame — Blog Post 2
The covers of The Crisis characterize the misconstrued thoughts, feelings, and way of life that black people experience in America. These covers are for the hopeful, defiant, and blueprints for the soon-to-be black nationalists. These covers suggest that the New Negro are viable beings. That the New… Continue reading Divine, Defiant, Delight
In class on Feb 3 reviewed our common associations with the Harlem Renaissance as well as things that surprised us. We noted that while we knew entertainment was a part of the age– the extent to which the arts expresses black identity became more clear after watching a 2 min history: And discussing “Enter… Continue reading In Class Reflection and Whiteboard notes Feb 3
A reoccurring phrase associated with the Harlem Renaissance was “the New Negro.” But this begs the question, what exactly is new? If the Black people had been in the U.S. since the time of slavery from 1619 onwards, what was so new at the turn of the century? With the assigned readings we will gain… Continue reading Reading “The Trope of a New Negro and the Reconstruction of the Image of the Black” and “Enter the New Negro” Due Feb 3
