Paragraph 1: A 300-word description of the performance. Describe the segment in detail, using your own creative, poetic vocabulary to help the reader get a multi-sensory idea of what happened (what feelings did you experience? what did you notice?). What stands out to you? What moves you? What disturbs or excites you? What makes you uneasy? What are you curious about/want to know more about? Ask these questions to help you choose which details you focus your description on.
Paragraph 2: INTERPRET/ANALYZE (300 words) How might we think about this event in terms of what anthropologist Christen Smith describes as, “a political reflection on the conditions of blackness”? Use both readings (wired.com post and bell hooks’ “Oppositional Gaze” to give you more CONTEXT and theoretical language for understanding the deeper and hidden meanings of the performance event, why it matters, and the consequences for the various groups of people involved. Draw on information provided in all resources (the video and written texts). You may also always draw on your own knowledge and experience. Apply BOTH performance theory concepts from the following list: 1.) performer/audience (viewer/viewed)2.) restored behavior Consider the following questions to aid your reflection:
ASK A QUESTION & TRY TO ANSWER IT. What makes you curious or are you inspired to learn about more in-depth?
link for sources:
https://www.democracynow.org/2018/1/16/extended_interview_christen_smith_on_how
https://www.jeffersonpinder.com/prowl
https://www.wired.com/story/how-surveillance-reinforced-racism/
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