Respond to song Fort Minor
Choose a line(s) from the spoken word that stood out to you and explain why
Respond to Prof Wong’s lecture clip 1 – 11 talking points about the WWII Japanese American incarceration
1. Identify 3 quotes from the lecture.
2. Copy each quote down.
3. Write a 25 word minimum takeaway from the quote.
Forum response to Revisiting Japanese internment on the 75th anniversary
- Watch the video
- Write a 50 word response to the video.
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Watch: “These Southern Black women turned Old Rags into Masterpiecesâ€�: https://www.facebook.com/timelinenews/videos/17957…
1. How did the women use their art as a tool of survival? Why did they have to do this?
2. Why distinctive ‘style’ did these women develop?
3. What cooperative did they form in the 1960s?
“We came from cotton fields, we came through hard times, and we look back and see what all these people before us have done. They brought us here, and to say thank you is not enough” — Louisiana Pettway Bendolph
4. What do you think she means by this quote? How could it be connected to the art of quilt making that has been passed down by these Black women?
Watch: How a Group of Women in This Small Alabama Town Perfected the Art of Quilting | Op-Docs:
5. In addition to passing down the tradition of quilt making, what other ways did the community use quilt making for?
6. “In social science, agency is defined as the capacity of individuals to act independently and to make their own free choices. By contrast, structure are those factors of influence (such as social class, religion, gender, ethnicity, ability, customs, etc.) that determine or limit an agent and their decisions.� How do you think these women found agency and joy in their quilt making?
7. Why do you think it is important to record the lives and art of these Black rural women’s stories?
Watch: Bisa Butler: In the Studio (Quilting for the Culture): https://youtu.be/4w8TYRQrBlo
Read: Corley, “Black Lives Are Celebrated In Bisa Butler’s Extraordinary, Technicolor Quiltsâ€�
8. How does Bisa Butler describe her “artwork�? Use her own words, by using direct quotes.
9. What is the thought process behind Butler’s use of color and fabric?
10. How was Butler’s art influenced by her upbringings and her education? Be specific and reference the interview from ‘Bisa Butler: In the Studio (Quilting for the Culture).
Watch: African American Artist Illustrates the Power of Black Women: https://youtu.be/KPsVo-HIbYo
11. What forms of art does Jamilla Okubo create, and what are some of her artistic influences?
12. How have Black women’s contributions (both personally and culturally) inspired Okubo’s work?