Updated Course Schedule

UNIT ONE: GENRE 

WEEK ONE

WEEK TWO 

Date	In class	Homework due this class
1/13	Diagnostic essay	None
1/15	Crawford and Banks discussion	Read Crawford’s “Textual Productions…” and read Banks’ “Scratch…”
1/17	Intro.: Brainstorming Weekly wrap up	Turn in visual annotation

WEEK THREE 

Date	In class	Homework due this class
1/20 MLK Jr. Day	NO CLASS	None
1/22	Morrison discussion	Read Morrison’s “The Site of Memory”
1/24	Weekly wrap-up	Turn in additional source

WEEK FOUR

Date	In class	Homework due this class
1/27	Brainstorming	Bring preliminary idea/s and questions on final project
1/29	Brainstorming cont.	Bring a slightly more organized idea about your final project
1/31	Danticat discussion	Read Danticat’s “Create Dangerously” and turn in question response

UNIT TWO:  HISTORY 

WEEK FIVE

Date	In class	Homework due this class
2/3	Philip discussion	Read Philip’s “Declension of History…”
2/5	Wheatley and Jordan discussion	Read Wheatley poems and read Jordan’s “Difficult Miracle…”
2/7	NO CLASS	n/a

WEEK SIX

Date	In class	Homework due this class
2/10	Intro.: Proposal draft	Turn in dedication
2/12	Hartman discussion	Read Hartman’s “The Dead Book”
2/14	Workshop example	None

WEEK SEVEN

Date	In class	Homework due this class
2/17	Individual conferences	None
2/19	Individual conferences	None
2/21	Individual conferences	Turn in proposal draft

UNIT THREE: REMIXING

WEEK EIGHT 

Date	In class	Homework due this class
2/24	Workshop: Proposal draft	Bring questions on your draft and bring feedback on others
2/26	Creative Process	None
2/28	Lorde discussion	Read Lorde’s Zami

WEEK NINE

Date	In class	Homework due this class
3/2	Intro.: Excerpt draft Gossett discussion	Read Gossett’s “billie lives! billie lives!”
3/4	Sanchez discussion	Read Sanchez’s A Blues Book…
3/6	Weekly wrap-up	Turn in visual annotation

WEEK TEN

Date	In class	Homework due this class
3/9 Spring Break	NO CLASS	None
3/11 Spring Break	NO CLASS	None
3/13 Spring Break	NO CLASS	None

WEEK ELEVEN 

Date	In class	Homework due this class
3/16 Extended Break	NO CLASS	None
3/18 Extended Break	NO CLASS	None
3/20 Extended Break	NO CLASS	None

WEEK TWELVE

Date	In class	Homework due this class
3/23	Logistics	Send excerpt draft to: -Your workshop group -Me  Post questions, concerns, comments, etc.
3/25	Jordan discussion	Read June Jordan’s Who Look at Me? Post at least once on discussion board  Respond at least once on discussion board
3/27	Workshop: Excerpt draft	Send feedback on excerpt drafts to your workshop group members

WEEK THIRTEEN

Date	In class	Homework due this class
3/30	Beyoncé discussion	Watch Beyoncé’s Lemonade Post at least once on discussion board   Respond at least once on discussion board
4/1	“Lemonade Syllabus” discussion	Read “Lemonade Syllabus” Post at least once on discussion board Respond at least once on discussion board
4/3	Additional source-sharing	Post additional source

WEEK FOURTEEN

Date	In class	Homework due this class
4/6	Monáe discussion	Watch Janelle Monáe’s Dirty Computer   Post at least once on discussion board Respond at least once on discussion board
4/8	Barnewitz discussion	Read Molly Barnewitz’s “Does Janelle Monáe’s Dirty Computer Showcase Queer Afrofuturism?” Post at least once on discussion board Respond at least once on discussion board
4/10	Distribute artist’s statement	Send artist’s statement to: -Your workshop group -Me

WEEK FIFTEEN

Date	In class	Homework due this class
4/13	Workshop: Artist’s statement	Send feedback on artist’s statement drafts to your workshop group members
4/15	Ballard discussion	Look at Lavett Ballard’s selected art work Post at least once on discussion board Respond at least once on discussion board
4/17	Reflection	Respond to last day prompt on discussion board  Submit OMET survey

FINAL PROJECT DUE: By 9:00am on April 24th via e-mail: yaa41@pitt.edu

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