Language and Identity
Harlem
Coming out the Renaissance half of the housing was unsound. Speculators bought houses on a block and rented them into tenants.
In Harlem a black area by a segregated New York over 300 Fashion shows were taking place a year.
Eve Arnold was a Famous model.
“Whatever white people do not know about Negroes reveals, precisely, … what they do not know about themselves”
These were words famously spoken by James Baldwin, a Harlem born novelist, playwright, and activist. James Baldwin grew up in poverty, and faced ridicule from his religious stepfather, who also physically abused him. Not only this, but the color of his skin meant that he would face tons of persecution and racism, just for being black. This was very common at the time, though, and segregation only instilled racism into the minds of people back then. When James Baldwin also famously said “I am Not Your Negro” he was implying that he will not conform to the depiction of African Americans that white people had imagined (lack of dignity). By doing so, he proved the exact opposite of what white people had thought of black people, and in turn, showed how truly ignorant their mindsets were.
Michael
Yves
Xavier
Hey everyone– the final drafts of your revisions are due on Thursday. For details, please see the assignment under “Revision Assignments.” Make sure that somewhere on your article you’ve posted what publication you are writing for (for example: The New York Times Education section.) Remember that, if you are writing for a newspaper you do need to indicate what section you imagine your article in.
PLEASE spend your time working on your papers, NOT your presentations. However, please do post the images you intend to use in your presentations by class time Thursday.
As far as the presentations go, we will have the first 5-10 minutes of class to get prepared and then we’ll start. Remember, this is very low-key– you get credit just for being there and doing it. This is meant to be an IN-CLASS exercise. You’ll get quiz credit for doing it. Here’s what I’m looking for:
video HERE
Here’s a link to some info on writing conclusions:
https://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/conclusions/
In-Class presentation groups: (note: these questions are things I want you to cover, but you can talk about other topics as well)
These are mini-presentations– about 3 minutes. You just want to give us an overview of the topic. You should also have some sort of visual– some pictures or a SHORT video (this does not count toward your 3 mins)
Post images on OpenLab under the Categories “Sonny’s Blues” AND your subtopic (Baldwin, Harlem, The Village, Fashion, jazz, heroin.) Please list all group members’ names when you post.
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