Course Schedule
| Weeks | Tuesdays | Thursdays | ||
| 1 Introduction | 8/30 | – Watch: Bill T. Jones clip [8:08] | 9/1 | – Watch: Bill T. Jones clip [8:08] |
| 2 By Water, Land, Sky, & Dreams | 9/6 | – Watch: Bill T. Jones and D Man in the Water (Kanopy) | 9/8 | – Watch: Bill T. Jones and D Man in the Water (Kanopy) – Read: Dixon Gottschild, Brenda. “The Black Dancing Body: An Interview with Sean Curran.” In Dance Research Journal (Winter 2003) 35-36, 2-1. pp 27-42. Arts Premium Collection. Accessed 8.31.22. |
| 3 By Water, Land, Sky, & Dreams | 9/13 | – Read, View, Watch: Boxed and Bound Packet | 9/15 | – Read, View, Watch: Boxed and Bound Packet |
| 4 By Water, Land, Sky, & Dreams | 9/20 | – Read: “Which Way is Down” by Jason King – Watch: Alvin Ailey’s Revelations[Start at 1:10:15] | 9/22 | – Read: “Which Way is Down” by Jason King – Watch: Alvin Ailey’s Revelations[Start at 1:10:15] |
| 5 New (Negro) Steps | 9/27 | – Read/View/Listen: Harlem Renaissance Packet | 9/29 | – Read/View/Listen: Harlem Renaissance Packet |
| 6 New (Negro) Steps | 10/4 | – Read/View/Listen: Harlem Renaissance Packet | 10/6 | – Read/View/Listen: Harlem Renaissance Packet |
| 7 New (Negro) Steps | 10/11 | – No Class – Midterms Due 10/11 | 10/13 | Project Day Due Sat. 10/15 (noon) – Journal Benchmark 1 |
| 8 New (Negro) Steps | 10/18 | – Read: Black Life / Black Death Packet | 10/20 | – Read: Black Life / Black Death Packet |
| 9 Freedom: Organizing & Improvisation | 10/25 | – Read, Listen, Watch: Blues Lady Packet | 10/27 | – Read, Listen, Watch: Blues Lady Packet |
| 10 Freedom: Organizing & Improvisation | 11/1 | Read: – “Improvisation, Choreography, Change” Packet | 11/3 | Read: – “Improvisation, Choreography, Change” Packet |
| 11 Art / Life: From BAM to BLM | 11/8 | – Read: Sassafrass, Cypress, & Indigo by Ntozake Shange – Read: Shange, Ntozake. “Introduction” and “Dance in My Life.” Dance We Do: A Poet Explores Black Dance. Beacon Press. 2020. – Read: Gumbs, Alexis Pauline. “Outlive: Dance and the Eternal Life of Ntozake Shange.” Forward. Shange, Ntozake. “Introduction” and “Dance in My Life.” Dance We Do: A Poet Explores Black Dance. Beacon Press. 2020. – Watch: Daughters of the Dust | 11/10 | – Read: Sassafrass, Cypress, & Indigo by Ntozake Shange – Read: Shange, Ntozake. “Introduction” and “Dance in My Life.” Dance We Do: A Poet Explores Black Dance. Beacon Press. 2020. – Read: Gumbs, Alexis Pauline. “Outlive: Dance and the Eternal Life of Ntozake Shange.” Forward. Shange, Ntozake. “Introduction” and “Dance in My Life.” Dance We Do: A Poet Explores Black Dance. Beacon Press. 2020. – Watch: Daughters of the Dust |
| 12 Art / Life: From BAM to BLM | 11/15 | – Read: Sassafrass, Cypress, & Indigo by Ntozake Shange – Watch: Carmen & Geoffrey (Kanopy) – Read & Listen: Amiri Baraka’s “Black Art” – Read: Lorde, Audre. “Uses of the Erotic.” Sister Outsider. | 11/17 | – Read: Sassafrass, Cypress, & Indigo by Ntozake Shange – Watch: Carmen & Geoffrey (Kanopy) – Read & Listen: Amiri Baraka’s “Black Art” – Read: Lorde, Audre. “Uses of the Erotic.” Sister Outsider. |
| 13 Art / Life: From BAM to BLM | 11/22 | Read: – “Gender and the Materiality of Black Dancing Bodies” Packet – Watch: Flex is King (Kanopy) Due Wed. 11/23 (noon) – Journal Benchmark 2 | 11/24 | Thanksgiving No Class |
| 14 Art / Life: From BAM to BLM | 11/29 | Read: – “Gender and the Materiality of Black Dancing Bodies” Packet – Watch: The Fits (Kanopy) | 12/1 | Read: – “Gender and the Materiality of Black Dancing Bodies” Packet – Watch: The Fits (Kanopy) |
| 15 | 12/6 | Project | 12/8 | Last Class -Projects |
| 16 | 12/13 | Last Study Day Exams start after 4pm. | 12/15 | Due Friday 12/16 (noon) – Journal Benchmark 3 (Completed Journal) |
| 17 | 12/20 | Exams End on 12/21 | 12/22 |
Disclaimer – Schedule Subject to Change: The purpose of the below schedule is to give students a general sense of the course trajectory and to help students think about their interests and plan ahead in terms of managing their workload. That being said, the schedule will change. I will do my best to make sure I communicate any changes to the course as promptly and clearly as I can. It is your responsibility to check for updates to the course schedule. This page will change, and referring to a previous version of the page will not serve as an effective excuse for missed, late, and/or incomplete assignments.