Instructors: Dr. A. Cheryl Curtis Dr. Anthony T. Rauche Dr. S. Edward Weinswig | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Course Overview Course Objectives Texts Selected Student Activities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Topics: "Ethnic Me" || Who Am I? Identifying the Arts and the Ethnic Arts Quilt (EAQ) Ethnic Notions, Images of African Americans in Popular Culture || Film and Discussion Weaving the Ethnic Arts Quilt || Connecting Personal and Cultural Ethnicity African American Arts || Storytelling and the Griot African American Customs, Beliefs and Lifestyles An African American Anthology || "The Whole Story" by Master Artist Walter "Rap" Bailey African American Literature, Musical Traditions, and the Visual Arts Ethnic Foodways History and Culture of Puerto Rico Latino Arts Quilt and the Puerto Rican Identity || "Who is the Puertoriqueño?" Puerto Rican Literature, Musical Traditions and the Visual Arts Santeria || Beliefs and Sprituality The Ethnic Arts Quilt: Synthesis of African American and Puerto Rican Arts

Course Overview This integrated course seeks to broaden students' knowledge of the diversity and richness of the artistic contributions of ethnic groups which have shaped the dynamics of the urban community. Students acquire a reference base of selected ethnic arts, including visual arts, music, drama, language and literature, dance and folkways. They also explore the arts within their critical, historical and sociological contexts. Students are exposed to the ethnic arts resources in the Greater Hartford Area. (Oral and Written Communication and Values Identification.) Course Objectives The course focuses on the arts of African American and Puerto Rican peoples. We cultivate a pluralistic and inclusive view of the arts and foster an overall appreciation of artistic values of other cultures. Some of the pages we link to are graphics intensive. Please be patient. Topics "Ethnic Me" || Who Am I? Identifying the Arts and the Ethnic Arts Quilt (EAQ) African American Quilting Traditions: an online student project by Jaime Leigh, University of Virginia History and Significance of Ghana's Kente Cloth: a homepage created by Kwadwo Boahene Hype: a webzine that monitors the Black image in the media Black English: an online student project by Brian C. Lewis, Princeton University Carolyn Mazloomi: Quilter, Author, Lecturer, Curator Faith Ringgold: Teacher, writer and artist known for her painted story quilts -- art that combines painting, quilted fabric and storytelling Quiltethnic.com: examines quiltmaking and identity within the African-American art tradition White Identity: Time to Dismantle "Whiteness": Major W. Cox, the Montgomery Advertiser White Like Me: Ellen Barry, The Boston Phoenix Ethnic Notions, Images of African Americans in Popular Culture || Film and Discussion Recognizing Stereotypical Images of African Americans in Television and Movies: Steven F. Gray, Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute Weaving the Ethnic Arts Quilt || Connecting Personal and Cultural Ethnicity   African American Arts || Storytelling and the Griot selected Uncle Remus folk tales by Joel Chandler Harris. Webpage is part of an on-line student project by Melissa Murray and Dominic Perella, University of Virginia. African American Customs, Beliefs and Lifestyles   An African American Anthology || "The Whole Story" by Master Artist Walter "Rap" Bailey   African American Literature, Musical Traditions, and the Visual Arts Poetry and Prose from the Harlem Renaissance: Compiled by Jill Diesman, Northern Kentucky University Artnoir Showcase: An online Art Journal Brief bio of Faith Ringgold: Faculty Pages, University of California at San Diego African Americans in the Visual Arts: Professor Melvin R. Sylvester, Long Island University Research Guides to African-American Music: William and Gayle Cook Music Library, Indiana University School of Music Brief bio of Billie Holliday: Dr. Mike Day, Eastern New Mexico University Gospel Music Historical Chart: part of Gospel Music Hall of Fame and Museum website Blue Flame Café: an interactive biographical dictionary of great blues singers Great Day in Harlem: interactive jazz site at harlem.org Ethnic Foodways   History and Culture of Puerto Rico Latino Arts Quilt and the Puerto Rican Identity Hopscotch:A Cultural Review: an online journal Puerto Rican Literature, Musical Traditions and the Visual Arts The Music of Puerto Rico: a website by Magaly Rivera Essays on Salsa compiled by Tony Alicea Santeria || Beliefs and Sprituality   The Ethnic Arts Quilt: Synthesis of African American and Puerto Rican Arts   Link to Images   Texts Jack Agueros, "Halfway to Dick and Jane, A Puerto Rican Pilgrimage," in The Immigrant Experience: The Anguish of Becoming American.ed. Thomas C. Wheeler, 1977. Geneva Gay, "African American Culture and Contributions in American Life," in Educating for Diversity.ed. Carl Grant, 1995. Linda Goss and Marian E. Barnes, eds., Talk that Talk, An Anthology of African-American Storytelling.1989. Linda Goss and Clay Goss, eds., Jump Up and Say!, A Collection of Black Storytelling.1995. Robert Santiago, ed., Boricuas, Influential Puerto Rican Writings: An Anthology.1995. Selected Student Activities Creation of EAQ Squares for "Ethnic me" African American and Puerto Rican Readings group presentations A synthesis of concepts and reflections A report on museum/theatre/concert experiences Exams and short papers Go to top of page design by a. pelak || pelak@epix.net 1.10.99  comments to A. Cheryl Curtis || curtis@mail.hartford.edu comments to Anthony T. Rauche || rauche@mail.hartford.edu comments to S. Edward Weinswig || weinswig@mail.hartford.edu All University Curriculum home page University of Hartford home page