| SES # | TOPICS | KEY DUE DATES |
|---|---|---|
| Introductions | ||
| 1 | Course overview | |
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Special class outing: "Hear Word! Naija Woman Talk True," American Repertory Theater, Cambridge, MA "Creating HEAR WORD! Naija Woman Talk True." YouTube. | ||
| Unit 1. Performance | ||
| 2 | Performing Africa | Reading response #1 due |
| 3 |
Dress as performance In-class map quiz | Reading response #2 due |
| Unit 2. Images | ||
| 4 | The visual, knowledge, and power | Reading response #3 due |
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Special class outings: Screenings at the Harvard Film Archive, Cambridge, MA, with Franco-Senegalese filmmaker Alain Gomis in attendance Tey aka Aujourd'hui. Directed by Alain Gomis. Color, 86 min. 2012. Félicité. Directed by Alain Gomis. Color, 129 min. 2017. | ||
| 5 | African cinemas: Representation, circulation, audiences | Reading response #4 due |
| Unit 3. The Art World | ||
| 6 | Value | Reading response #5 due |
| 7 | Authenticity, appropriation |
Reading response #6 due Paper due |
| Unit 4. The Written Word | ||
| 8 | Writing and political engagement |
Reading response #7 due Final project prospectus due |
| 9 | Writing about Africa in the world today | Reading response #8 due |
| Unit 5. Science and Technology | ||
| 10 | Conceptualizing African scientific and technological knowledges | Reading response #9 due |
| 11 |
Innovation and development discourses Final project presentations and feedback | Reading response #10 due |
| Conclusions | ||
| 12 | African futures | Final project due |