Digital Humanities Club: Week 5

On October 30, we wrapped up some of our work on graphic design. Not that we've masted it all, but we talked about shifting our focus to audio compositions.

Most of the students have spent the five weeks of the program working on visual images, trying to rework Black Panther comic book covers. When given the choice, everyone, notwithstanding one student, wanted to focus on audio. Having that focus has worked well.

The Black Panther images have been a good jumping off point for members of the DH club. It's given us a chance to play around with images on a subject that we find interesting.

Still, we agreed that we would take a break from graphic design in the coming week and take a look at Audacity -- an audio software program. 

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• The East St. Louis Digital Humanities Club Fall 2018

Haley Reading Group: Kim Todd’s “Curious”

[The Best American Science and Nature Writing (2015)]

Cynthia A. Campbell

Kim Todd’s “Curious” focuses on how complex and of what value curiosity is. Todd highlights the phenomena of the Surinam toad and the fascination/curiosity associated with it. Ultimately, this article speaks to the human condition of wanting to know “how” and “why” and how that curiosity is piqued.

Todd’s discussion of the breeding habits of the Surinam toad is especially enlightening. At one point, Todd notes that “knowledge of…toad has little practical application” (274). This point indicates that while our curiosity can reveal new and unexpected knowledge, oftentimes that knowledge is limited as it has no value to our everyday life experiences.

After reading Todd’s article, what one point concerning curiosity did you find most interesting? Please provide a page number citation.

Haley Reading Group: Kathryn Joyce’s “Out Here, No One Can Hear You Scream”

[The Best American Science and Nature Writing (2017)]

Kathryn Joyce’s article “Out Here, No One Can Hear You Scream” details the experiences of sexual harassment and assault women experienced while working either at the Grand Canyon or other places of nature.

Joyce captured one woman’s description of putting up with abuse in the workplace because “she didn’t want to be one of those women” and jeopardize her image or career. This statement represents the struggle women face when attempting to demand their rights as human beings without threatening the loss of their jobs or destroying their reputations.

After reading this article, which one of the changes made to discouraging sexual harassment at the work place that you thought was most important? Why did that change matter to you?

Collegiate black men and visual essays

A month or so ago, I gave students in one of my classes an assignment where they looked over articles by Matt Daniels and others at The Pudding, a company that produces “visual essays” about culture utilizing a variety of data. I had the students, all of whom are first-year collegiate black men, check out the following several articles:

• The Largest Vocabulary in Hip Hop
• The 2,452 Wikipedia Pages on which Miles Davis is Mentioned
• The Largest Analysis of Film Dialogue by Gender, Ever
• The Shape of Slavery
• Where Slang Comes From
• Newspapers: A Black & White Issue
• The Structure of Stand-Up Comedy
• How Music Taste Evolved
• The Language of Hip Hop 

I asked them to identify the one that most led them to think differently about a subject. Can you guess which visual essay the young black men selected the most?

Nearly all of them selected "The Largest Analysis of Film Dialogue by Gender, Ever" by Hanah Anderson and Matt Daniels. They were intrigued b the finding that women have so few speaking roles relative to men in films. It's one thing for the guys to hear about gender inequity. However, seeing the stats in the article and reading the highlights of the data really caught their attention.

The responses from the students gave me an more incentive to think about how visual essays and data might complement our studies in an African American literature course.

Related:
• Matt Daniels, The Pudding, and African American literary studies

A notebook on Tiana Clark

• Tiana Clark and poetic lineages
• Photo-review of Tiana Clark reading at SIUE bookstore
• Tiana Clark takes flight
• Tiana Clark reads her poem from Poetry
• Tiana Clark offers a prompt for rethinking Amiri Baraka's Dutchman

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• An Extended Notebook on the works of writers, artists & cultural workers

Photo-review of Tiana Clark reading at SIUE bookstore

Some photos from Tiana Clark's October 24 reading at the bookstore at SIUE.

Tiana Clark offers a prompt for rethinking Amiri Baraka's Dutchman

A busy teaching schedule has slowed me from all kinds of readings this semester, but fortunately, I'm now getting caught up on Tiana Clark's new volume, I Can't Talk about the Trees Without the Blood. And look at this: she has a a poem about the work of one of my favorite poets.

These days, it's not difficult to find contemporary poets writing about artwork. However, Clark takes the time here to write about a play, Baraka's Dutchman. Clark's "Dutchman in Reverse," as the title suggests, imagines thinking through the play backward.

More than the play, the poem allows you to imagine rewinding the film version of Baraka's Dutchman. Reverse the killing of the black man Clay. Rather than remove him from the subway after he's killed, Clark writes "throw him back on the moving train." Rather than become distracted by Lula, "tell him to keep reading."

The idea that a poem responds to the motion of a film is really fascinating and innovative. The poem recreates the notion of video rewind, not only the content of the material. That kind of prompt placed my mind in a new place about seeing the action of the play and considering what a poem is capable of doing in relation to movement in a composition.
 
What other films might a poem be used to rewind? What else can poems do with film? Tiana Clark's "Dutchman in Reverse" had me considering the possibilities.

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• A notebook on Tiana Clark

Poet Tiana Clark takes flight

On October 24, my new colleague Tiana Clark did a reading on campus. She read one poem from her book Equilibrium, and then devoted most of the reading to her new volume I Can't Talk about the Trees Without the Blood. She's produced and accomplished quite a bit so far, and what's really exciting in my mind is that she's at the beginning of her career. I've been here before -- witnessing a poet at this stage taking flight.

Tiana Clark reads her poem from Poetry

I hear poets talk about the honor of having one of their poems selected for publication in Poetry magazine. It's arguably the top poetry publication of all time. So it's no small wonder that so many poets aspire to publish there.

It's the publication where Margaret Walker first published "For My People" and Gwendolyn Brooks published "We Real Cool." Langston Hughes, Amiri Baraka, and many others published in Poetry.

On October 24, my colleague Tiana Clark closed her reading by discussing a dream that finally came true. She had a poem published in Poetry. She held a copy of the November issue of the magazine, and as her last poem, read, "My Therapist Wants to Know About My Relationship to Work."

Before reading, she pointed out how it had been a dream come true for her to publish in Poetry. And here she was reading her poem from the forthcoming issue.

Related:
• A notebook on Tiana Clark

Haley Reading Group: Emily Temple-Wood’s “It’s Time These Ancient Women Scientists Get Their Dues”

[The Best American Science and Nature Writing (2017)]

Emily Temple-Wood’s article “It’s Time These Ancient Women Scientists Get Their Dues” highlights the multiple women who have contributed to science. The article emphasizes the sexism women have faced in the scientific world, and how they have been silenced or overshadowed.

Temple-Wood’s article was especially enlightening as she works to name and point out the contribution of those women scientists. She provides the life of Hypatia as an example of a woman scientist who became the head of a Neo-Platonist school, a position previously held solely by men (311).

After reading this article, what’s a new view or approach to thinking about women and science that you developed? How in particular did the article shape your new view or approach on the subject?

Haley Reading Group: The Health Effects of a World Without Darkness

[The Best American Science and Nature Writing (2015)]

In her article “The Health Effects of a World Without Darkness,” Rebecca Boyle discusses the sometimes troubling consequences of living in a world where light and lighting matters so much. Boyle explains how apparently advanced countries like the United States depend on lights opposed to how some developing nations depend on darkness. The article raises a range of issues concerning the implications of light in our society and the world.

Boyle discusses the relationship between light and health problems. At one point, the author suggests that "depression, obesity, and cancer" could all be linked to light (52).

After reading Boyle’s article, what are some things concerning light that you will view in new ways? Or, what's something you plan to do differently as a result of reading the article? How did the article shape that new view or behavior? If applicable, please provide a page citation.

Some previous responses:

"In Rebecca Doyle's "The Health Effects of a World Without Darkness", I found it extremely interesting all the effects man-made lights had on animals. Not only does it disrupt the pathway new born sea turtles have to take to get to the sea (47), it also takes a toll on many different bird species, and bats." --Jasmyn K.

"Before reading "The Health Effect of a World Without Darkness," I was unaware of many of the very real issues caused by light pollution. The most shocking health effect, to me, was insomnia being caused by artificial light. "There is a great difference between natural night waking and electronic-induced insomnia" (51). I was originally unaware of the difference. I think it's important that Doyle is drawing attention to the effects of light pollution that can harm us in our everyday lives without us even knowing." --Jada J.

"In 'The Health Effects of a World Without Darkness' Rebecca Doyle expresses her profound thoughts about the use of electronic devices and the effect it has on today's health. Reading this made me realize how much of a correlation electronic devices and health really have." --Kiara C.

Academic Journeys: Parents & majors

Howard Rambsy II, Ashley Hamilton, Christiana McClain

For our Academic Journeys project, we’ve interviewed approximately 100 first-year African American students, and among other findings, we discovered that in many instances, parents have a major influence on what many students select as their majors.

One first-year student said that he was influenced to choose Business Administration as his major based on his mother mentioning the financial rewards of a career in human resource and watching her work a supervisory position at a company. His father also helped guide his decision to major in Business Administration by giving him a list of “Highest paying occupations” from the Bureau of labor website.

A sophomore says her mom influenced her decision to major in Biology on a pre-med track. Her mother was a teacher and urged her daughter to choose a career path different from teaching because of all the issues teachers face. Her mother “just didn’t want that life for me.” Since the sophomore says she values the bonds formed with teaching children and hands on involvement, she chose to be a pediatrician.

Another student we interviewed comes from a family of medical professionals. His mom is a nurse, and his father is a dentist. Those factors strongly influenced the student’s chosen major of Pre-Dentistry. “Growing up I’d seen my dad work hard and gain success,” he told us. “I also saw the downfalls of being of a dentist, but then overall, I saw what the end goal was, and now he’s able to work whenever he wants.”

Yet another student we talked to was homeschooled before attending college. Under her mother’s guidance, the student learned to love and appreciate science, and is now majoring in Biochemistry. She stated that her mother’s influence inspired her to pursue a career in STEM.

Related:
• Academic Journeys

Academic Journeys: An Oral History Project

This semester, I’m working with two of my graduate students, Ashley Hamilton and Christiana McClain, and an undergraduate Joshua Russell, on an oral history project. So far, we’ve talked with approximately 100 African American students about their academic journeys, in this case, how they arrived at their majors and minors, where they are headed, and the changes in directions that they’ve made along the way.

Although SIUE has witnessed increased enrollment of African American students over the last decade, we have produced relatively few, if any, projects that chart their views and experiences related to their academic pursuits at the university.

We have no formal documentation concerning why African American SIUE students select the majors that they do, and what prompts them to change majors. We have no collection of wisdom gained by students, which they would pass along to younger students. Our project seeks to address those absences.

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• Academic Journeys: Parents & majors
• A Different World: Black Women, Hair and Cosmetics on College Campuses by Lakenzie Walls

Digital Humanities Club: Week 4

On October 16, we continued working with graphic design and audio mixes for the week's session. We've still be experimenting with possibilities on presenting the images. Our long-time participant Jaylen continued working with audio.

The experimentation and taking the time to play has been useful. I realize that the students value it in part because there are not as many other times during the day that they get to spend playing to learn in this way.

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• The East St. Louis Digital Humanities Club Fall 2018

Historian Stefan Bradley reunites with his folk at SIUE

Listen. Stefan Bradley has been giving talks related to his new book, Upending the Ivory Tower: Civil Rights, Black Power, and the Ivy League (New York University Press). He's presented at Brown University, Dartmouth College, the Brooklyn Historical Society, St. Louis University, and more.  But yesterday, he also took a second to come home, to speak.

[Related: Photo-review of Stefan Bradley's talk @ SIUE]

Bradley and I began our professional teaching careers at SIUE in 2003. So when I realized he would be in the region, I immediately took steps to organize an event for him speak with our students.

I initially envisioned a small gathering -- a chance for Bradley to meet with the guys in my course for first-year African American men. After all, Bradley was crucial to expanding the vision for that program. In the process of organizing, our invitation list got larger and larger.

Bradley showed up and showed out. He read passages from his book and discussed he reasons for folks on the ways black students at elite universities struggled and organized in order to actualize the opportunities of full citizenship and to path the way for countless others.

Most importantly though, he spoke directly to the many students there. He engaged them on ideas and made them aware of their histories and possibilities.

Related:
• Photo-review of Stefan Bradley's talk @ SIUE
• Reminder: Stefan Bradley's Upending the Ivory Tower
• Stefan Bradley's Upending the Ivory Tower

Photo-review of Stefan Bradley's talk @ SIUE

Here are a few images from Stefan Bradley's talk at SIUE on October 16.

Haley Reading Group: Emily Temple-Wood’s “It’s Time These Ancient Women Scientists Get Their Dues”

[The Best American Science and Nature Writing (2017)]

Emily Temple-Wood’s article “It’s Time These Ancient Women Scientists Get Their Dues” highlights the multiple women who have contributed to science. The article emphasizes the sexism women have faced in the scientific world, and how they have been silenced or overshadowed.

Temple-Wood’s article was especially enlightening as she works to name and point out the contribution of those women scientists. She provides the life of Hypatia as an example of a woman scientist who became the head of a Neo-Platonist school, a position previously held solely by men (311).

After reading this article, what’s a new view or approach to thinking about women and science that you developed? How in particular did the article shape your new view or approach on the subject?

Haley Reading Group: The Health Effects of a World Without Darkness

[The Best American Science and Nature Writing (2015)]

In her article “The Health Effects of a World Without Darkness,” Rebecca Boyle discusses the sometimes troubling consequences of living in a world where light and lighting matters so much. Boyle explains how apparently advanced countries like the United States depend on lights opposed to how some developing nations depend on darkness. The article raises a range of issues concerning the implications of light in our society and the world.

Boyle discusses the relationship between light and health problems. At one point, the author suggests that "depression, obesity, and cancer" could all be linked to light (52).

After reading Boyle’s article, what are some things concerning light that you will view in new ways? Or, what's something you plan to do differently as a result of reading the article? How did the article shape that new view or behavior? If applicable, please provide a page citation.

Some previous responses:

"In Rebecca Doyle's "The Health Effects of a World Without Darkness", I found it extremely interesting all the effects man-made lights had on animals. Not only does it disrupt the pathway new born sea turtles have to take to get to the sea (47), it also takes a toll on many different bird species, and bats." --Jasmyn K.

"Before reading "The Health Effect of a World Without Darkness," I was unaware of many of the very real issues caused by light pollution. The most shocking health effect, to me, was insomnia being caused by artificial light. "There is a great difference between natural night waking and electronic-induced insomnia" (51). I was originally unaware of the difference. I think it's important that Doyle is drawing attention to the effects of light pollution that can harm us in our everyday lives without us even knowing." --Jada J.

"In 'The Health Effects of a World Without Darkness' Rebecca Doyle expresses her profound thoughts about the use of electronic devices and the effect it has on today's health. Reading this made me realize how much of a correlation electronic devices and health really have." --Kiara C.

Remixing Amiri Baraka's "The Aesthetic," Part 1

Visual remixes by Jordan, Tyreese, and DJ of John Tyler Christopher's Black Panther #1 

A couple of weeks ago, I continued working with Jaylen during at East St. Louis Digital Humanities Club -- an after school program giving high school students chances to work with technology. We had previously worked on a remix of a poem by Adrian Matejka. On October 3, we took a look at Amiri Baraka's short poem "The Aesthetic."

After we listened to the poem a few times, Jaylen added beats. I encouraged him to add a few slight pauses in Baraka;s delivery for emphasis. Next up, we'll work on doing even more with reworking the sounds.







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• The East St. Louis Digital Humanities Club Fall 2018

Reminder: Stefan Bradley's Upending the Ivory Tower

We'll host Stefan Bradley on Tuesday for a presentation on his recent book, Upending the Ivory Tower.

Anthologizing Amiri Baraka

If, for some strange reason, you were like me and decided to trace Amiri Baraka's appearances in dozens and dozens of literature anthologies published over the course of several decades, you'd likely realize or be reminded of just how remarkable his publishing career has been. Over the last few months, I've been working on a project focusing on editors anthologizing Baraka's poetry. I took a look at 120 anthologies, containing his poems, published between 1960 and 2018.

Among many other discoveries, I learned that Baraka's top five most anthologized poems are: "Preface to a Twenty Volume Suicide Note," "An Agony. As Now," "A Poem for Black Hearts," "In Memory of Radio," and "Black Art." I became aware that the largest number of Baraka's poems were reprinted during the 1970s and 1990s, while the fewest number of his poems were reprinted during 1980s and 2010s.

In the dataset I created, there are 136 unique Baraka poems, which in total appear 481 times in all those anthologies. This project confirmed that part of what makes Baraka such an outstanding literary figure concerns his appearances in so many different contexts.

Baraka's been published as a Beat poet, an American Negro poet, a new American poet, a new Black poet, a Black Arts poet, a postmodernist poet, an African American poet, and more. He's been the youngest contributor to a collection and later one of the older. He's been one of the only African Americans in a collection, and he's been in many all-black collections.

Related:
• A Notebook on Amiri Baraka
• A Notebook on Anthologies

Haley Reading Group: Robert Draper’s “The Battle for Virunga”

[The Best American Science and Nature Writing (2017)]

Robert Draper’s article “The Battle for Virunga” focuses on the continuous struggle to maintain and rebuild Virunga National Park. Draper emphasizes the hardships neighboring communities and scientist face when trying to save this national park.

At one point, Draper calls the Virunga National Park “a war zone” (67). This point highlights the tug of war between the scientists’ desire to maintain the life of the National Park and local citizens’ need to survive.

What did you think about the significance and struggles associated with rebuilding the Virunga National Park?

Responses so far:

I really enjoyed this reading because I watched the Oscar Nominated documentary "Virunga" on Netflix and to actually see all this happening visually, was heartbreaking but also inspiring to see the park rangers do all that they can to save their park and the gorillas. --Asher D.

I was struck by the importance that one road could make, and the symbolic meaning of it all. Here, we wouldn't give much thought into the rebuilding of a road, but to them the road meant new beginnings- it meant peace,hope,and rebirth. --Mackenzie C.

Reading this really gave me insight on the problems and immense effort it took to make the park function again. I have personal connections to the " ethnic conflict... that led to the genocide of Tutsis and Hutus" and some of the experiences I have been told are gruesome(67). --Desmond C

Haley Reading Group: Amy Maxmen’s "Digging Through the World’s Oldest Graveyard"

[The Best American Science and Nature Writing (2015)]

By Cynthia A. Campbell

Amy Maxmen’s article “Digging Through the World’s Oldest Graveyard” highlights paleoanthropologists Zeresenay Alemseged and Berhane Asfaw’s expeditions to locate fossils and human skeletal remains in Ethiopia. Maxmen illuminates the discovery of and process of dating the human remains found. Ultimately, the article speaks to Ethiopia being this significant geographical region in understanding the evolution of humans.

Maxmen’s discussion of Ardi (Ardipithecus ramidus) was especially enlightening. At one point, Maxmen notes that “the analysis took 15 years and 47 researchers to paint a full picture of…and her surroundings” (184). This point indicates the intricacies and painstaking efforts of thorough research.

In your view, what was most memorable or useful about Maxmen’s article?

Stefan Bradley's Upending the Ivory Tower

Not long after first meeting Stefan Bradley in 2003, I heard him start talking about developing a research project. Here and there over the years, he'd mention visiting archives and special collections at various Ivy League universities. He was working on various other activities, but he always had his eyes on this one large scholarly project as well.

A year or so ago, he sent me a few pages from chapters in the developing manuscript. So this is what he's been up to, I thought to myself as I read along in the drafts he was writing and sharing. But even then, I wasn't fully aware of the scale of what he was doing.

The publication of Bradley's Upending the Ivory Tower: Civil Rights, Black Power, and the Ivy League a couple of weeks ago represents the result of years of effort -- thinking and rethinking, travel, research, writing, more thinking, and revision. This current book extends what Bradley produced with Harlem vs. Columbia University: Black Student Power in the Late 1960s (2009).

Here, in Upending the Ivory Tower, he concentrates on the experiences, really the struggles, of black students at 8 prestigious and storied universities: Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Penn, Columbia, Brown, Dartmouth, and Cornell. He explains how thinkers and activists associated with Black Power movements positively influenced who gained access to these powerful universities and what black folks did once they got there.

I've started working my way through Bradley's important book. Next week, some of my students, colleagues, and I will welcome him to SIUE for a talk about his work and various topics. More on that soon.

For now, I'm going to say I'm just glad to have been a witness, as the elders used to say. Catching bits and pieces of Bradley talking about this project over the years, hearing about him making visits to those universities libraries, and realizing he was putting in far more work than he talked about publicly is really something worth noting.  

Technology and abstract visual

During the first few weeks of our Digital Humanities Club, most of the students have concentrated on graphic design. They've mostly worked on coloring various images. However, there's been one exception.

One of the students, Tyreese, has been producing somewhat abstract images. At least, he's been playing around with editing functions so that he significantly alters the initial images.

Original by comic book artist John Tyler Christopher; remix by Tyreese

I asked him about what he was up to, and he said that he was interested in trying to represent the disintegrations from the end of Avengers: Infinity War. From that perspective, his images might not be that abstract. Within a certain context, the images have a clear-cut point of reference. As a nod to the film, I noticed that Tyreese had titled the piece "Thanos," the villain from movie.

Related:
• The East St. Louis Digital Humanities Club Fall 2018

Digital Humanities Club: Week 3

Our session on October 3 involved more of our visual remixing. We're working to build our skills as graphic designers. Then too, we're just having fun imagining different ways of re-presenting comic books covers for Black Panther #1.

So far, most of the students have been focused on adding and changing colors of images. There's been one notable exception as one of the students has been doing a little more abstract work, taking image apart to explore some ideas.

We also had another club member work on audio mixes.

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• The East St. Louis Digital Humanities Club Fall 2018

Haley Reading Group: Amy Maxmen’s "Digging Through the World’s Oldest Graveyard"

[The Best American Science and Nature Writing (2015)]

By Cynthia A. Campbell

Amy Maxmen’s article “Digging Through the World’s Oldest Graveyard” highlights paleoanthropologists Zeresenay Alemseged and Berhane Asfaw’s expeditions to locate fossils and human skeletal remains in Ethiopia. Maxmen illuminates the discovery of and process of dating the human remains found. Ultimately, the article speaks to Ethiopia being this significant geographical region in understanding the evolution of humans.

Maxmen’s discussion of Ardi (Ardipithecus ramidus) was especially enlightening. At one point, Maxmen notes that “the analysis took 15 years and 47 researchers to paint a full picture of…and her surroundings” (184). This point indicates the intricacies and painstaking efforts of thorough research.

After reading Maxmen’s article, what was one point concerning the various species discovered that caught your attention? Why was that point or passage important to you? Please provide a page number citation.

Haley Reading Group: Robert Draper’s “The Battle for Virunga”

[The Best American Science and Nature Writing (2017)]

Robert Draper’s article “The Battle for Virunga” focuses on the continuous struggle to maintain and rebuild Virunga National Park. Draper emphasizes the hardships neighboring communities and scientist face when trying to save this national park.

At one point, Draper calls the Virunga National Park “a war zone” (67). This point highlights the tug of war between the scientists’ desire to maintain the life of the National Park and local citizens’ need to survive.

What did you think about the significance and struggles associated with rebuilding the Virunga National Park?

A checklist of a few writings by Elana Levin

I'm co-teaching a class on diversity and comic books this semester, but I had help getting here. It's always good to have a trusted guide as you move through creative domains. And in comics, Elana Levin serves as one of those guides for me.

Earlier today, I was discussing her piece on Chelsea Cain and Mockingbird. Levin had high praise for the comic book back in 2016 when it was released. "If you are a grown-up-woman reading superhero comics this needs to be at the top of your list,” she wrote. "This entire Mockingbird series has always been explicitly feminist– practically every issue addresses sexism in some way and every issue features Bobbi standing up for women and girls.”

Here's a roundup of some of Levin's works that I re-read as I prepared for the class.

2015
June 9: Elana Levin and Emily Zanotti discuss Women in Comics - Bounding Into Comics

2016
August 28: Paying Tribute to Jack Kirby on His 99th Birthday - Alex K. Cossa and Elana Levin - Graphic Policy
October 26: Mockingbird is there for us: Who will be there for her writer? - Graphic Policy 

2017
June 5: Thank Goddess Wonder Woman Isn’t Straight: Towards a Better DCEU - Elana Levin - Comics Beat

Early remixes of Black Panther #1 covers

Original by Dale Keown and remix by Makayla  

For our East St. Louis Digital Humanities Club, the high school students have been working on remixes of Black Panther #1 covers. I collected all the variant covers for issue #1 back in 2016, when Ta-Nehisi Coates took over as the writer for the series.

When we began our sessions for the after-school program, I had a few different options of images for the club members to produce visual remixes. They overwhelming chose Black Panther #1, in part they told me because they saw the movie. The comic book, of course, is different than the film, but it's what they had a connection to, some of them said.

So far, they have mostly been experimenting with coloring. We'll eventually start doing more with various editing techniques and tools to see what we come up with using Pixlr.

Original by Skottie Young and remix by DJ

Original by Dale Keown and remix by Tyreese 

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• The East St. Louis Digital Humanities Club Fall 2018

Blogging about poetry in September 2018

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• September 2: When Haki Madhubuti and Paul Coates discovered Richard Wright
• September 2: Why spoken word poetry appears infrequently in literature courses
• September 1: Blogging about poetry in August 2018