African-American, Courses, Teaching Angela Davis with her lawyer Leo Branton, Jr. 07 Sep 2020 Seminar on Angela Davis I'm posting HERE a copy of my syllabus for a course on Angela Davis' work. The course follows a largely… John Drabinski
U.S. Politics 30 Apr 2020 Modernity, Disease, Life It’s hard to know what to say in this moment. The emergence of COVID-19, coronavirus, ‘rona, whatever you call it… John Drabinski
African-American, Music Film Culture, Teaching No Merchandising. Editorial Use Only. No Book Cover Usage. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Universal/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock (5884871ae) Spike Lee Do The Right Thing - 1989 Director: Spike Lee Universal USA On/Off Set Drama 29 Apr 2020 Pedagogies of/in Isolation I’m sure people who teach film exclusively or near-exclusively have layered techniques for guiding discussion and orienting people properly toward… John Drabinski
White-American 28 Apr 2020 Five Thoughts on Right-Wing Protests Here are a handful of thoughts in the moment: protestors demanding the economy “open up.’ 1. Has anyone actually crunched… John Drabinski
Personal 12 Apr 2020 Ethics, Politics, and Secular Easter One of my earliest memories is my grandfather Erwin Drabinski sitting out back of his house in Rosemead with me,… John Drabinski
African-American, Essay Drafts 05 Apr 2020 DRAFT: Richard Wright and His Anxious Influence Here is a draft of my essay entitled "Richard Wright and His Anxious Influence: On Ellison and Baldwin," a reflection… John Drabinski
African-American, Teaching 27 Feb 2020 Syllabus for Spike Lee’s Joints Here is the syllabus for my spring 2020 course Spike Lee's Joints. The course studies select Lee films in a… John Drabinski No Comments
African-American, Teaching 26 Feb 2020 Syllabus for Incarcerating Blackness Here is the syllabus for my course Incarcerating Blackness, which treats some of the key texts on racialized mass incarceration… John Drabinski No Comments
African-American, Caribbean, Courses 30 Aug 2019 Black Existentialism – revised syllabus Here is my revised syllabus for a course I've taught a bunch of times: Black Existentialism. This revision includes more… John Drabinski 1 Comment
African-American, Courses 30 Aug 2019 Seminar on Angela Davis Here is the syllabus for my F/19 course on Angela Davis. The centerpiece of the course in Davis' Blues Legacies… John Drabinski No Comments