English assignment
https://woodbury.kanopy.com/video/i-am-not-your-negro This link opens a page on Kanopy, which is a service that licenses streaming films for libraries, colleges, and universities (film is also available on Netflix and Hulu). At the Kanopy link:
Homework 1: Discussion Forum For this discussion, please comment on the film I Am Not Your Negro about James Baldwin (150-200 words) 1. What stood out to you in the film? Choose a section that you found particularly interesting and describe it here (give the rough time stamp and describe what is happening). Try to quote or at least paraphrase what Baldwin is saying at this point. What argument is he making? Why do you find this section particularly noteworthy? 2. The end of the film features images from the protest movement of the last decade. Why do you think the filmmaker (Raoul Peck) chose to end in this way? Do you find it convincing that what Baldwin is saying applies to today? Why or why not?
Homework 2: Summarizing and Paraphrasing In The Souls of Black Folks, the paragraph beginning with "After the Egyptian and the Indian..." (p. 8) is the most-quoted passage of DuBois's many books. How would you summarize this paragraph and the one following it, in particular the idea of
"double-consciousness"? Why do you think there are so many references to vision throughout this chapter ("the veil," "second sight," "the color line," etc)?