Blackness, Performance, Freedom
Reflection on Content Describe a few of the connections you see between your different entries? As you reflect on your entries, do you find any contradictions between one entry and another? Or even within one entry? Compare your first entry, your 5th entry, and your last entry. Are their similarities to the types of questions…
In Atlanta‘s episode “B.A.N.”, they show a series of commercials. Which of these commercials stand out to you? Why promote each of these items (ex. Dodge Charger, Swisher Sweets, etc.)? What was their overall goal through these parody commercials and how did it serve the Montague show?
The individual choreography of the various characters’ “fits” suggest that—like puberty—this experience is unique for each female. If you were to portray your own coming-of-age in a short segment (like Toni’s “fits” dance sequence), how would you do it? Which element(s) of your development would you focus on? After reflecting and deciding what to emphasize,…
Consider the portion of Scene 2 in the “Harriet Jacobs” play by Lydia Diamond—from the top of page 12 through Harriet’s paragraph on page 14 ending with “…I live under the feet of the Whites who wish us to believe that we are animals”—in which Harriet’s picturesque portrayal of the cotton field is interspersed and…
For the last four weeks of the journal assignment, the prompts will be generated by you and your fellow classmates. Each week, half the class will post one prompt, providing everyone (including those who posted a prompt) with a total of five prompts to choose from that week. Everyone will be responsible for posting two…
Reflection on Content Describe a few of the connections you see between your different entries? As you reflect on your entries, do you find any contradictions between one entry and another? Or even within one entry? Compare your first entry and your latest entry. Are their similarities to the types of questions and topics you’re…
Listen to first minute and a half AND from 5:40 on. “Max Roach & Abbey Lincoln perform Tears for Johannesburg & Tryptic (Prayer, Protest).” Posted by thepostarchive. YouTube.com. October 20, 2018 (Accessed 9/30/20).
After brainstorming for each of the prompt questions, I felt the most interested and engaged in prompt number 2. I was absolutely blown away by Guava Island—the message, the music, the performances, the magic—and feel compelled to write about it, to think about it, and to encourage discussion of it in class. I think before…
For my post, I have decided to tackle prompt 3: does the difference in setting affect how we understand the dancing and lyrical performances in the music video “This is America” versus Guava Island? I want to think through this question because I find it intriguing that the exact same song and dancing can be…