Image: Detail from X Clan To the East, Blackwards
NOTE THAT THIS IS THE UPDATE FOR THE NIGHT SECTION: IF YOU’RE IN THE DAY SECTION, SEE THE POST FOR YOUR CLASS
General Announcements:
- NY African Diaspora International Film Festival runs from 11/25-12/11. course-related highlights are documentaries on Lowndes County (11/26, 29), Ella Baker (Schomburg, 11/29), Fannie Lou Hamer (Schomburg, 11/29), Sonia Sanchez (Baruch College, 11/30). Early reservations are highly recommended–especially for free documentary film screenings! Details at their site
Course Announcements:
- NIGHT SECTION Final exam is Monday December 19 from 6:15-8:15 PM in usual classroom–in person on campus only. Don’t miss it
- Our last class meeting is next Monday (12/12)
- Midterms have been returned to your email address.
- Prof. Williams Zoom live chat hours: Mondays/Wednesdays from 4-5 PM on Zoom here or on campus in Carman 291. Or call: +1 929 205 6099 then add meeting ID: 528 450 5381. [NO OFFICE HOURS THIS WEDNESDAY. (Even I have to take a break once in a while …)]
- Spring 2023 Course: For those interested, I’ll be teaching African American History (AAS 245) meeting Monday night on campus.
Quick highlights from Week 15 (12/5)’s class:
- Reviewed the second half of Chapter 10 on Black Psychology in Maulana Karenga’s Introduction to Black Studies
- Lecture notes posted in the usual spot
- In-class video: Dr. Wade Nobles’s “A Brief History of ABPSi” on YouTube
- In-class video: Dr. Joy DeGruy’s “Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome” on YouTube (5 minute Intro) / 1 hour 21 minute full presentation
- Lecture notes posted in the usual spot
- Musical intro: Ice-T “Mind Over Matter” (YouTube)
- News story–
- RESOURCE: Association of Black Psychologists Here
- New York Chapter: ABPSi
DO THIS for week 16–Monday December 12
This class will be a structured review/open Q&A for the final. My prepared presentation will cover the format of our exam itself and a general approach to essay exams. We’ll answer any open questions and collectively brainstorm some approaches. Please bring Maulana Karenga’s Introduction to Black Studies textbook with you also, since the second half of the class will be a review for the final exam.
Read my guide to final exams, “Zen and the Art of Finals” (PDF), which will help you begin to prepare for our final (and hopefully others as well). It summarizes much of what is usually in my prep sessions.
Final Exam Info:
Monday December 19 from 6:15-8:15 PM in usual classroom–in person on campus only.
Format: 2 essays on events from second half of semester only. More details forthcoming next week.
Remember the materials to help you review on this website:
- Scroll through the weekly Course Updates posts for a quick overview of the entire semester’s work (and reading questions)
- My own Lecture Notes
Introduction to Africana Studies 