Read through Darnell Hunt, Channeling Blackness, Chapter 1 “Making Sense of Blackness on Television”
then write a 3-5 pages reading abstract. (I have attached the reading material and an example of this assignment)
Please cover the following:
About the Article/Essay
- Identify the author’s thesis/main argument (and, see if the thesis is reiterated/revisited throughout the piece which is a mark of clear writing).
- Articulate the project or concern of an essay/chapter/article – are you able to get a sense of it on the first page or two?
- Are there overarching questions that the essay proposes or raises?
- Relay the key point(s); share key concepts, theoretical arguments and
proposals. - Type up direct quotations, and include page numbers.
- Provide the terms/terminology introduced or used in the piece (that you
might also use). - Note figures/writers/theories/television, film, media text titles that are
mentioned and which draw your attention. - Possibly note the article’s methodological approach and/or in tone.
Your Assessment - What do you think is the goal of the essay, and does it succeed?
- Name one specific element that you think is successful (or not) in the
writing? - Can you think of a connection to another of our readings?
Please develop at least two discussion questions based upon the reading. - Questions to Raise
You will be able to help facilitate discussion by employing this document.
The page-range and format/style for the abstract are open, though emulating the narrative arc/organizational structure of the readings themselves can prove an effective way to present and go-through the reading. An abstract is usually 3-5 pages long, depending on the length of the original piece.
P.S. This assignment is very important. If you do well I can assign you all my other hw. The actual due date is 1/20 but I need to have it by the 19th so I can go through it.
