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Malcolm X and Nina Simone. Commentary practice and "The Ballot or the Bullet" by Malcolm X.

9 Março 2020, 12:00 • Margarida Vale de Gato

Toni Morrison's Recitatif (cont.)Introduction to Malcolm X: 

https://northamericandiasporalit.blogspot.com/2020/03/malcolm-x.htmlClass presentation on Malcolm X's "The Ballot or the Bullet" and Nina Simone's "Mississippi Goddamn."Commentary practice: homework 

Feedback of text analysis exercise. Afican American Diaspora (cont.) and "Recitatif" by Toni Morrison.

4 Março 2020, 12:00 • Margarida Vale de Gato

Delivery and feedback of text analysis exercsises.

African Americans in the US - major historical circumstances:
http://northamericandiasporalit.blogspot.com/2020/03/african-american-affirmation-in-us.html
"Recitatif" by Toni Morrison: how it fits within a Postmodernist framework; psychoanalytical implications of mother-daughter relationships; Maggie and the deferred / empty signifiers; context and reader-participation in reconstructing the narrative(s).

Langston Hughes and Amé Césaire (class presentation). Invited lecturer Kirk Palmer on Langston Hughes's poetry.

2 Março 2020, 12:00 • Margarida Vale de Gato

Class presentation on Langston Hughes and Aimé Césaire.
Invited Lecturer: Kirk Palmer (Poland, Byalostok University): The African American Diaspora and Langston Hughes's poetry.

Miné Okubo's Citizen 13660 (cont.). Image analysis in-class essay.

19 Fevereiro 2020, 12:00 • Margarida Vale de Gato

Miné Okubo's Citizen 13660 (cont.)

. http://northamericandiasporalit.blogspot.com/2020/02/hw-for-feb-19-compare-text-image.html
Image analysis in-class essay.

Miné Okubo's Citizen 13660 (cont.)

17 Fevereiro 2020, 12:00 • Margarida Vale de Gato

Oral presentation: Miné Okubo's Citizen 13660 and Manuel Lin Miranda's Hamilton.

Close-reading of texts and images.