Crisis Magazine works to visually reconcile ideas of Blackness with modernity and culture. Images of prominent and historical Black figures on the covers highlight the intellectual and cultural influence of Black people, defying the racist depictions so common at the time. Instead of stereotypical caricatures, Crisis shows Black people as participants of respectable society. Most… Continue reading Defying Appeasement — Blog 1
The January 1920 cover of The Crisis, featuring a a photograph of a black woman in a head wrap smiling, clearly stands out among the magazine’s cover images. Though many of the magazine’s covers feature women, only a small number of them are photographs rather than illustrations, and an even smaller number feature the woman… Continue reading Woman of Santa Lucia
The Crisis was a unique publication for its time. This magazine showed the insight into the experiences and lives of a group of people who for most of American history were held down by a racial caste system. In America, people of African decent were outcasted by the society, seen as people who couldn’t become… Continue reading Blog Post 1 Draft
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
Crisis magazine covers 1910-1921: https://modjourn.org/journal/crisis/ For this homework assignment, SCROLL through the covers of Crisis magazine linked above and create three hashtags as responses to patterns, themes, or an aspect of the covers you think you might want to think futher about. They can be funny or critical. For example ” #lightandbright” or #whatisblackamerica.” Post your… Continue reading Archival Engagement with Crisis Magazine: #what do you see? Feb 3
