The play The Dutchman by Leroi Jones is another very interesting play that we have read this semester. I did a lot of theatre when I was in high school so reading plays as literature has been really exciting for me. The theatre at my high school didn't do a lot of analysis when it … Continue reading Dutchman Doesn’t Want to be Defined
The Theme is Blackness
The Theme is Blackness by Ed Bullins is a play that has haunted me since we first read it in class. I think that it has this effect on me because of the ambiguity of the whole thing and because i think a lot of understanding comes from experiencing it, which one would never be … Continue reading The Theme is Blackness
This is it!
Well here we are, at the end of the semester, at last! When I get to the end of a semester I always feel like it went by so fast, even though when I was going through it weeks felt like months. There is a lot to reflect on from this semester so I'll probably … Continue reading This is it!
Ben Caldwell probably doesn’t like Hamilton
So this week I have been thinking a lot about the play we read. I have a theatre background so I love reading the scripts and plays and trying to find clips of performances online. This week, I started doing some research on Prayer Meeting and stumbled on an interview with Ben Caldwell where he … Continue reading Ben Caldwell probably doesn’t like Hamilton
Just typing out loud
This week, and for every week, I have been thinking a lot about Black performance, specifically the way they perform fashion. For my project I am going to be discussing the evolution of fashion throughout the Civil Rights and Black Power movements and how the fashion reflected the movement itself. I want to show the … Continue reading Just typing out loud
Natural Hair, Don’t Care
I have three nieces, each one of them with different types of hair. My oldest niece is type 4a, my youngest is 3c and the middle one is a 3b. All three of them need different products to manage their hair, whether they wear it natural or braided and styled. Before I had nieces with … Continue reading Natural Hair, Don’t Care
Cite Black Women, It’s Not That Hard!
Historically speaking, black women is one of the most overlooked and undervalued members of society. This is especially staggering when compared to how much they have contributed to every aspect of society, from science to education, art, literature, theater, fashion, anything you can think of, a black woman was probably there helping things along, if … Continue reading Cite Black Women, It’s Not That Hard!
Janelle Monae is The Future and I am in the past
Monae's second album Archandroid next to the cover of Metropolis (1927) I want to start this off by saying I am not "a music person". That is to say, I like music and I love going to concerts and shows of artists that I like but I don't really follow a particular artist's body of … Continue reading Janelle Monae is The Future and I am in the past
Get Out and the use of Spectacle
I don't know what it is about the way my brain works but no matter what the topic is, I always seem to be able to relate it to something in pop culture. This time, after reading Ongiri's theory on the spectacle of blackness, I was immediately reminded of the 2017 Jordan Peele film "Get … Continue reading Get Out and the use of Spectacle
Then And Now
I think that one really interesting way to analyze the Black Power Movement would be through a reader response criticism. In a reader response criticism, the focus of the text shifts from the text itself to the reader, whose personal thoughts and experiences influence and inform the meaning of the text. Withthis approach, there is … Continue reading Then And Now
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