| SES # | TOPICS | KEY DATES | INSTRUCTORS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | All | |
| 2 | Viewing, Herskovits at the Heart of Blackness. Llewellyn M. Smith. California Newsreel/PBS, 2009. | All | |
| 3 | Lecture, "Sula: Two Wrongs and a Writer." | Alexandre | |
| 4 | Discussion | Alexandre | |
| 5 |
Lecture, "Circulations of Blackness I." Guest Artist: Makeda Thomas; Viewing, Freshwater. |
First writing assignment due at beginning of class today. Meet at the theater for performance and discussion. | DeFrantz |
| 6 | Lecture, "Circulations of Blackness II." | DeFrantz | |
| 7 | Lecture, "Middle Passage Stories." | Capozzola | |
| Class Field Trip: New York City | |||
| 8 | Discussion | Capozzola | |
| 9 | Lecture, "Water, Water, Everywhere." | Alexandre | |
| 10 | Writing Workshop | Begin working on second writing assignment. | All, Delaney |
| 11 | Lecture, "1967: A Turning Point." | Capozzola | |
| 12 | Discussion | Second writing assignment due at start of class today. | Capozzola |
| 13 | Lecture, "Forms that Create Presence." | DeFrantz | |
| 14 | Rehearsal for Slave Ship | DeFrantz | |
| 15 | Lecture, "Slave Ship: Content of a Character." | Alexandre | |
| 16 | Rehearsal for Slave Ship | DeFrantz | |
| 17 | Performance of Slave Ship | ||
| Class Field Trip: Walking Tour of South End/Lower Roxbury | |||
| 18 | Discussion | Capozzola | |
| 19 | Writing Workshop | Delaney | |
| 20 | Lecture, "Quantities of the Nation: Majorities, Minorities, Anxieties." | Capozzola | |
| 21 | Discussion | Capozzola | |
| 22 | Viewing, Rize. David LaChapelle. Lion's Gate Entertainment, 2005. | Paper revision due at the beginning of class today. | Alexandre, Capozzola |
| 23 | Lecture, "Caucasia: Longing to Belong." | Alexandre | |
| 24 | Guest Author: Danzy Senna | Begin working on presentations. | Alexandre |
| 25 | Student Presentations | All | |
| 26 | Student Presentations (cont.) | All | |
