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Hi all! With everything going on and all of the changes underway as Pitt goes virtual for the remainder of the semester, I thought it would be good to just focus on logistics for our first day back. Unlike the other discussion-based blog posts coming up, commenting on this post is optional, but I doContinue reading “Logistics”

I uploaded the entire book under “Unit Three” on the assigned readings page, but you do not have to read all of it. You can pay attention to the parts that you find most interesting or that generate the most questions for you. Discussion: Post at least one comment, observation, or question on the reading.Continue reading “June Jordan: Who Look at Me?”

Discussion: Post at least one comment, observation, or question on the reading. This post can be brief (even a sentence!) and informal. It can be an observation you made while reading, a comment you’d make in class, a discussion question, etc. Respond to at least one comment, observation, or question on the reading. Like yourContinue reading “Beyoncé: Lemonade”

Discussion: Post at least one comment, observation, or question on the reading. This post can be brief (even a sentence!) and informal. It can be an observation you made while reading, a comment you’d make in class, a discussion question, etc. Respond to at least one comment, observation, or question on the reading. Like yourContinue reading “The Lemonade Syllabus”

Please post your additional source assignment here. As usual, you just need to give us either your additional source or an easy way to find it (ex. a link) and a brief description of why you chose it, how it connects to our assigned readings and/or the themes within them.

Discussion: Post at least one comment, observation, or question on the reading. This post can be brief (even a sentence!) and informal. It can be an observation you made while reading, a comment you’d make in class, a discussion question, etc. Respond to at least one comment, observation, or question on the reading. Like yourContinue reading “Janelle Monáe: Dirty Computer”

Discussion: Post at least one comment, observation, or question on the reading. This post can be brief (even a sentence!) and informal. It can be an observation you made while reading, a comment you’d make in class, a discussion question, etc. Respond to at least one comment, observation, or question on the reading. Like yourContinue reading “Molly Barnewitz: Does Janelle Monáe’s Dirty Computer Showcase Queer Afrofuturism?”

I’ve posted two links to some of Lavett Ballard’s artwork under “Unit Four” on the assigned readings page. You do not have to look at every single piece with the same level of focus and your post does not need to respond to all of them. Instead, your post can reference one piece (in thatContinue reading “Lavett Ballard: Selected Artwork”

Congratulations! We made it through the semester and it definitely hasn’t been an easy one. I’m not exaggerating when I say that I’ve felt honored to be able to sit in class with all of you this semester. You have all approached the material, questions, and ideas within this class with such openness and enthusiasm.Continue reading “Final Reflection”