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TJ’s First Blog Update
Blog Update 1: What I handed in for my first draft was a beat sheet of all 42 scenes that would take place in the film. Writing the first draft of that beat sheet definitely helped me better flush out … Continue reading
Nyamal’s Presentation Outline
Nyamal Tuor Am Lit Wai Chee Dimock Rita Dove’s Selected Poems Background: From Ohio, her father was one of the first Black chemists in the tire business. She was encouraged to read by her mother at a very … Continue reading
Rosa’s Presentation
Since this class is called “Performing American Literature,” I thought I might start with an adaptation of Walt Whitman from one of my favorite artists: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1TLkdX8zLk (3 minutes, 43 seconds) After watching this music video, I want you to think … Continue reading
Rosa’s Proposal
Bernice vs. Marjorie: An Epic Rap Battle I. Background In the intricate social dance of courtship, wiser, experienced veterans often urge awkward newcomers to “just be yourself.” A typical cynic regarding human nature, F. Scott Fitzgerald advises otherwise. In a … Continue reading
Nyamal’s Proposal
Nyamal’s Proposal Walt Whitman Presenting the Individual, Dynamic Black Body Introduction: Black Humanism and the Black Body Through the Lense of Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass Walt Whitman is one of America’s most prolific writers. His writings helped … Continue reading
A Palette: Final Performative Projec
Agnes Enkhtamir Professor Wai Chee Dimock AMST 475 10 May 2017 A Palette: Final Performative Project Description of Final Project: In the first four chapters of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Harriet Beecher Stowe introduces twenty-four characters. She describes the skin tone … Continue reading
Final Project Work Updates
April 15, 2017 I started rereading Uncle Tom’s Cabin last week. As I’m making my way through it, I’ve started to realize how ambivalent I am towards my final project. It was meant to be a series of three paintings … Continue reading
Open City Soundscapes: Reflections
Victoria Wang Professor Wai Chee Dimock ENGL 438 8 May 2017 The Project I collaborated with Amanda Chemeche on a project based on Open City by Teju Cole—specifically, the historical references the narrator Julius makes with regards to lesser-known, often … Continue reading
Reflections
Summary of initial concept: The very first iteration of this project was an anthology of folktales that examined what exactly an African-American horror tradition would look like. After reading The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym, and Uncle Tom’s Cabin, which includes the … Continue reading