All readings and assignments are due on the day listed. For example, if you see “A Theory of Resonance” in the “Before Class” column, that means you have to come to class having already read essay. Always bring a copy of the reading to class (preferably, a hard copy). On face-to-face class days, assignments in the “In Class” column are due before class begins. On online days, assignments in the “In Class” column are due by 11:59 pm after class ends. I may occasionally give short reading quizzes or assign brief homework tasks, and I reserve the right to adapt the syllabus to better meet the course goals/topic.
| WEEK | DATE | BEFORE CLASS | IN CLASS |
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Tue Jan 9 | FACE-TO-FACE | FACE-TO-FACE
Introducing the Course
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| Thur Jan 11 | FACE-TO-FACE
Re-read the Syllabus Complete CFW Video Multimodal Composition: WOVENText 33-64 (also available in Canvas Files)
Recommended Reading: Lisa Wade, “Professors’ Pet Peeves” Phoebe Bronstein, “The Simple Habit That Can Make or Break Your College Experience” Laura Portwood-Stacer, “How to Email Your Professor (Without Being Annoying AF)” |
FACE-TO-FACE
Discussion: Multimodal Composing and Analysis |
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| 2 | Tue Jan 16 | FACE-TO-FACE
Sturken and Cartwright, “Introduction,” Practices of Looking (also available in Canvas Files) |
FACE-TO-FACE
COMMON FIRST WEEK VIDEO DUE
Discussion: The Practices and Politics of Looking |
| Thur Jan 18 | FACE-TO-FACE
Complete CATME Survey Christina Sharpe, “The Weather” Scene on the Radio episode 32: How Race Was Made Recommended Reading: Howard Zinn, “Drawing the Color Line” |
FACE-TO-FACE
Discussion: The Black Atlantic Reflecting on the Course Team Charter Due |
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| 3 | Tue Jan 23 | ONLINE
Kindred, “Introduction,” “Prologue,” “The River,” “The Fire” Note: you only need to annotate the PDF of the introduction. |
ONLINE
A1: GROUP BLOG 1 DUE Group Blog Workshop |
| Thur Jan 25 | ONLINE
Scott McCloud, from Understanding Comics Kindred, “The Fall,” “The Fight” Note: you only need to annotate the PDF from Understanding Comics |
ONLINE
A1: GROUP BLOG 2 DUE Group Blog Workshop |
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| 4 | Tue Jan 30 | ONLINE
Lisa Yaszek, “Race in Science Fiction: The Case of Afrofuturism” Kindred, “The Storm” Note: you only need to annotate the PDF of “Race in Science Fiction” |
ONLINE
A1: GROUP BLOG 3 DUE Group Blog Workshop |
| Thur Feb 1 | ONLINE
Saidiya Hartman, “Lose Your Mother” Kindred, “The Rope” Note: you only need to annotate the PDF of Lose Your Mother |
ONLINE
A1: GROUP BLOG 4 DUE Group Blog Workshop |
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| 5 | Tue Feb 6 | ONLINE
Wai Chee Dimock, “A Theory of Resonance” (also available in Canvas Files) Kindred, “Epilogue” Note: you only need to annotate the PDF of “A Theory of Resonance” |
ONLINE
A1: GROUP BLOG 5 DUE Group Blog Workshop Reflecting on the Course |
| Thur Feb 8 | ONLINE
Review peer and instructor comments on your group blog post |
ONLINE
A1: REVISED GROUP BLOG DUE
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| 6 | Tue Feb 13 | FACE-TO-FACE
Watch Get Out (available in Canvas Media Gallery) |
FACE-TO-FACE
Discussion: Getting in and Out |
| Thur Feb 15 | FACE-TO-FACE
Choose Encyclopedia Essay Topics “Encyclopedia Entries,” WOVENText 321-50 |
FACE-TO-FACE
Library Instruction Day: sections F3 and N8 meet in Skiles 171 from 11:00-12:00 (section D3 meet in CULC 125 at 1:30) |
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| 7 | Tue Feb 20 | FACE-TO-FACE
Read/Research Topic for Encyclopedia Essay “Evaluating and Choosing Sources,” WOVENText 713-755 |
FACE-TO-FACE
A2: PROPOSAL DRAFT DUE Peer Workshop: Proposal |
| Thur Feb 22 | ONLINE | ONLINE
Annotated Bibliography workday Virtual Consultation Meetings |
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| 8 | Tue Feb 27 | ONLINE
Continue research for Annotated Bibliography |
ONLINE
A2 ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY DUE Peer Workshop: Annotated Bibliographies |
| Thur Mar 1 | ONLINE
“Proposing,” WOVENText 183-4 Carmine Gallo, “Google’s CEO Doesn’t Use Powerpoint and Neither Should You” |
ONLINE
A2 Work Day Virtual Consultation Meetings |
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| 9 | Tue Mar 6 |
FACE-TO-FACE Beyoncé, Lemonade (available in Canvas Media Gallery) LaKisha Michelle Simmons, “Landscapes, Memories, and History in Beyonce’s Lemonade” Brentin Mock, “Beyonce’s Simple But Radical Porch-Front Politics” |
FACE-TO-FACE
Discussion: Spaces of Resistance |
| Thur Mar 8 | FACE-TO-FACE
Kara Walker and Creative Time, A Subtlety: “About the Project,” “Curatorial Statement”, “Inspiration,” and “Sugar: Prose, Poems, and Images” |
FACE-TO-FACE
Discussion: Spectacles of Violence |
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| 10 | Tue Mar 13 | FACE-TO-FACE
Continue working on Proposal Videos |
FACE-TO-FACE
A2: PROPOSAL PRESENTATION VIDEO DUE In-class Reading and Discussion |
| Thur Mar 15 | FACE-TO-FACE
M. NourbeSe Philip, from Zong! |
FACE-TO-FACE
Discussion: Remaking the Past |
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| 11 | Tue Mar 20 |
SPRING BREAK
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| Thur Mar 22 |
SPRING BREAK
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| 12 | Tue Mar 27 |
ONLINE Digital Encyclopedia Consultation Meetings |
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| Thur Mar 29 | ONLINE | ONLINE
A3: ESSAY DRAFT DUE |
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| 13 | Tue Apr 3 | ONLINE
Read and evaluate assigned drafts |
ONLINE
A3: PEER EVALUATIONS DUE |
| Thur Apr 5 | ONLINE | ONLINE
A3: REVISED ESSAY AND REVISION MEMO DUE |
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| 14 | Tue Apr 10 | ONLINE
Laur M. Jackson, “Out of Cite” |
ONLINE
A3: WORKS CITED, IMAGES, AND TAGS DUE |
| 15 | Thur Apr 12 | ONLINE
Read instructor feedback: A3 Draft 2 |
ONLINE
A3: FINAL DUE |
| Tue Apr 17 | ONLINE
Read Portfolio Instructions |
ONLINE
Portfolio Overview and FAQ |
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| 16 | Thur Apr 19 | FACE-TO-FACE
Create one Mahara artifact page |
FACE-TO-FACE
Portfolio Workshop |
| Tue Apr 24 | FACE-TO-FACE
Draft Reflective Essay |
FACE-TO-FACE
Portfolio Workshop |
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| FINALS | Mon Apr 30 | FINAL PORTFOLIO DUE at 5:40 pm (D3) | |
| Mon Apr 30 | FINAL PORTFOLIO DUE at 2:20 pm (N8) | ||
| Thur May 3 | FINAL PORTFOLIO DUE at 2:20 pm (F3) | ||
English II: Afterlives of Slavery 