Class Close Reading of Scene from Passing April 7

Prompt for Class Close Reading of Scene from Passing April 7

Erica Richardson

  1. Drawing on class lecture and discussion in groups of 3-5, CHOOSE at least ONE concept (exoticism, desire; racial uplift; respectability politics. These concepts will be discussed in the lecture, featuring the PowerPoint linked here: Reading Passing, Respectability Politics, Queer Desire, and Ugly Feelings.
  2. REVIEW with your group what you think your term means. DEFINE it in the blog post. Ideally, you want to have a definition that includes your own words but you may also draw from the powerpoint (note if you draw from the powerpoint, and it is a direct quote, include the provided citation from the resource or at very least, the scholar’s name and their text.
  3. CLOSE READ (interpret the meaning of select details) from reading pp 44-46. WRITE a 100-200 word blog post.
  4. ADD ONE image that relates back to your interpretation or analysis.
  5. ADD the category “Class Close REading of Scene from Passing April 7)
  6.  Include the names of your different group members
  7. Save and POST/ “Publish”
Josephine Baker in Banana Skirt from the Folies Bergère production “Un Vent de Folie” (1927)