[As my 20th (!) year at Fitchburg State University kicks off, I’ll focus my Fall Semester previews on one thing I’m especially excited about for each of my courses. Leading up to a special post on a new scholarly project I’m very excited about as well!]
Five years
after I got to teach
it for the first time, I’m very excited for my second opportunity to teach
our 20th Century African American Literature survey (a complement to
19th
Century African American Lit that I got to teach a couple semesters back). By
far the best part of that first section was the student presentation component:
I asked each of them to pick one cultural figure/text from a list featuring a variety
of examples and categories (music, TV, film, theater, art, and more), or to suggest
their own if they preferred, and in the final few weeks of the semester they
gave short presentations on a few layers to their chosen subject. I still
remember the student presentation on Otis Redding, one of
the true stand-out moments in my first 19 years at FSU! So while I’m changing
various aspects of the syllabus this time around, you best believe I’m keeping
this presentation component, and I can’t wait to see what stands out this time
around!
Next preview
post tomorrow,
Ben
PS. What
are you excited to teach or work on this Fall?
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