African-American, Caribbean, Glissant, Middle Passage 25 Feb 2021 Conversation with J. Kameron Carter on Glissant and the Middle Passage The Hutchins Center at Harvard University posted the recording of my conversation with J. Kameron Carter about my book Glissant… John Drabinski
African-American, Caribbean, Conquest, Latin America, Middle Passage, Teaching 24 Jan 2021 Syllabus: Imagining ‘the Americas’ Here is a final draft version of the syllabus for my S'21 course "Imagining 'the Americas.'" The course engages the… John Drabinski
African, African-American, Caribbean, Essay Drafts, Glissant, Postcolonial 03 Dec 2020 DRAFT: On the Fecundity of Small Places Here is a draft of an essay entitled "On the Fecundity of Small Places," which I've written for a volume… John Drabinski
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
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
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