Required Media (Listening + Video):
- Alice Coltrane, “Journey In Satchidananda” (1970): https://youtu.be/TQtEFdyhgdE
- Esperanza Spalding, “Formwela 7” (2021): https://youtu.be/4DY_QNe_3tY
- Lauryn Hill, “To Zion” (1998): https://youtu.be/1sQjh261rU8
- Janelle Monáe, “Q.U.E.E.N. feat. Erykah Badu” (2013): https://youtu.be/tEddixS-UoU
A 1-2 page short paper on a song or recording selected from our required listening. Like our Discussion Forums, this short paper is intended to engage with our required materials in a dialogic, analytical, and open-ended way. In this case, however, students are encouraged to explore a topic independently and with more focus.
Your writeup should include the following details:
1) Select a Song or Recording (1 paragraph / 5 pts)
2) Culture of Color (1 paragraphs / 5 pts)
3) Analysis (2-3 paragraphs / 10 pts)
5) Citations (5 pts)
Example 1 – if referencing a book, include the name of the author, title of the book or article, and page number:
(Jones, “Jazz and the White Critic,” 11)
Example 2 – if referencing an online article, include only the author and title of the article:
(Rohter, “Borders and Epochs”)
4) Comparison (1 paragraph / 2 pts / Extra Credit)