Final Project - & Seminar #7

Humanities 211
Culture(s) & Literature of Africa
(Oral Arts & Film)
Prof. Cora Agatucci

6 October 1998: Learning Resources
http://scout.wisc.edu/Reports/SocSci/1998/ss-981006.html

HUM 211 Final Project
Worth 20% of HUM 211 course grade
No Late Final Project Papers will be accepted, and No Revision Options (see Hum 211 Syllabus)
Final Project Paper Requirements & Parameters | Deadlines | Topic Possibilities

FINAL PROJECT PAPER Requirements & Parameters:

1. Length: about 1000 words (depending variations in font and point size, approximately 4 - 6 typed/wordprocessed and double-spaced pages).

2. Final Project Papers must be typed/word processed and double spaced, and
MS: follow standard Manuscript Form (e.g. for MLA-style heading, running page headers, etc.) as directed for previous formal written assignments.

3. Avoid Plagiarism: Cite your sources! MS: You must be perceived to be making a good faith effort to follow directions and models that have been given in class previously this term.
(See Manuscript Form & Source Citation handout and citations given in online HUM 211 materials for advice & models, and/or consult Cora in advance of deadlines for help in citing your sources.)

4. Design a Final Project that will EXTEND your HUM 211 learning experience beyond assigned primary African/African-Caribbean texts and secondary course resources that we have studied together this term. (That is, do something NEW!!) This requirement can be fulfilled in various ways, as discussed in class during Weeks #8 & #9.
For example: Focus on a new African or African-Caribbean creative work (e.g. a short story or film) that we have not studied together this term in HUM 211. (See Final Project Topic Possibilities online handout for list of some films and short story collections that Cora has placed on COCC Library Reserve)
NOTE: Questions & Topic Ideas re: Final Project are welcome & encouraged at any time during Weeks #8 - #10!!

5. Use this Final Project to pursue a HUM 211-related topic of genuine interest to you; and to build your competencies in HUM 211 course Learning Outcomes (see Hum 211 Syllabus for detailed list of course learning outcomes).

6. Choose a writing Genre that suits your selected topic, interest, and assignment parameters. Several possibilities have been discussed in class during Weeks #8 & #9, including Study Guide, Critical Introduction, Literary/Film Analysis Essay, Comparison/Contrast Essay, Research-based Paper or Critical Review of Sources (i.e. Annotated Bibliography with Introduction & Conclusion).

7. Other Genres and/or Topics (so long as they are HUM 211-related and fulfill general Final Project requirements & parameters) may be proposed to Cora for approval - but do so no later than Tues., March 11, 2003!

FINAL PROJECT DEADLINES
See also HUM 211 Course Plan, Wks #8 - Finals.

Thurs., Feb. 27

IN-CLASS: Preview Final Project, distribute Topic Possibilities (paper handout), & do In-Class Writing (Final Project Ideas) . . . so you can begin preparing!

NOTE: Questions & Topic Ideas re: Final Project are welcome & encouraged at any time during Weeks #8 - #10!!

Thurs., March 13:

DUE: Final Project Topic Description, Detailed Outline, & Working Bibliography (=Seminar #7 Prep) - with copy to be turned in to Cora
IN-CLASS: Seminar #7 (discuss Final Project Topic Description, Detailed Outline & Working Bibliography)

Mon., Mar. 17, 10:15 - 12:15, Des 1
(Attendance Required at HUM 211 Final Exam Meeting):

DUE: Preliminary Draft of Final Project Paper with 3 readable copies (one copy for Cora due at end of class)
IN-CLASS: Writer's Workshops: Read & Critique Preliminary Drafts of Final Project Paper - Cora's copy of Preliminary Draft due at the end of class

THURS., Mar. 20, on or before 12 noon: Submit Final Project Paper to Cora's Mailbox (Mod 226), her office (Des 14); and/or electronic copies to Cora's e-mail address: cagatucci@cocc.edu

DUE: Final Project Paper, with copies of Preliminary Draft attached.

Extra Credit Option: Provide Cora with E-version of your Final Project Paper and give Cora permission to web-publish on Hum 211 web, specifying whether you wish to web-publish under your name or anonymously.

Tues., 3/25: COCC Final Course Grades Due from Instructors

To pick up course work & Final Grade Reports, HUM 211 students should
contact Cora during Spring 2003 term (i.e. during regular office hours, by appointment, via email or phone), or make alternative arrangements with Cora.

Final Project Topic Possibilities
[Revised version of paper handout distributed in class on Thurs., Feb. 27, 2003]

While other possible Topics for the Final Project that satisfy assignment parameters [to be previewed & discussed in class Wks #8-#9] will be considered, Cora's initial suggestion is to choose an African or African-Caribbean Short Story or Film as the subject of your Final Project. The following texts are being placed on reserve in the COCC Library:

Achebe, Chinua, and C. L. Innes, ed. African Short Stories: Twenty Short Stories from Across the Continent. African Writers Series. 1985. Oxford, UK: Heinemann, 1987.

Achebe, Chinua, and C. L. Innes, ed. The Heinemann Book of Contemporary African Short Stories. African Writers Series. Oxford, UK: Heinemann, 1992.

Afrique: Je Te Plumerai [Africa, We Will Fleece You]. [NOTE: this African videotape is held by COCC Library Media; it was omitted from HUM 211 paper handout list distributed in class on Feb. 27, 2003, but was identified and recommended in class on Mar. 4, 2003]
Agatucci, Cora, ed. Afrique, Je Te Plumerai . . .: Film Summary, Film Notes & Discussion Questions. Humanities 211, Central Oregon Community College, Bend, OR: Winter 2002. http://www.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/hum211/Afrique.htm
African Media Project: African Cinema and Television (linked to African Media Program, African Studies Center, Michigan State Univ.): http://www.und.ac.za/und/ccms/amp/amp_main.htm
California Newreel description: http://www.newsreel.org/films/afrique.htm
See also General Resources: http://www.newsreel.org/resource.htm - including:

Cham, Mbye [Howard Univ.]. "Film Text and Context: Reweaving Africa’s Social Fabric Through Its Contemporary Cinema." California Newreel Printout [No date]. 5 March 2003. http://www.newsreel.org/articles/context.htm
Teno, Jean-Marie. [Dir. of Afrique: Je Te Plumerai.]   "Imagining Alternatives: African Cinema in the Year 2000." California Newreel Printout [No date]. 5 March 2003. http://www.newsreel.org/articles/teno.htm
"Viewing African Cinema: Six Pointers." California Newreel Printout [No date]. 5 March 2003. http://www.newsreel.org/articles/pointers.htm

Amistad. Dir. Steven Spielberg. Prod. Steven Spielberg, Debbie Allen, and Colin Wilson. Wr. David Franzoni. Perf. Djimon Hounsou, Matthew McConaughey, Morgan Freeman, Nigel Hawthorne, Anthony Hopkins. Videotape. Distr. Dreamworks - HBO, 1998. [155 min.; Rated R.]

Brown, Stewart, ed. Caribbean New Wave: Contemporary Short Stories. Caribbean Writers Series. Oxford, UK: Heinemann, 1990.

Brown, Stewart, ed. The Penguin Book of Caribbean Short Stories. London, UK: Penguin Books, 1996.

Brown, Stewart, and John Wickham, ed. The Oxford Book of Caribbean Short Stories. 1999. Oxford, UK: Oxford Univ. Press, 2000.

Bruner, Charlotte H., ed. The Heinemann Book of African Women's Writing. Oxford, UK: Heinemann, 1993.
Bruner: http://www.africanwriters.co.uk/Writers/BookTop.asp?cPK=0435906739

Chocolat. Dir. Claire Denis. Prod. Alain Belmondo and Gerard Crosnier. Cinemanuel-MK2 Productions. Wr. Claire Denis and Jean-Pol Fargeau. Perf. Giulia Boschi, Isaach de Bankole, François Cluzet, Cecile Ducasse, Mireille Perrier. Videotape. Distr. Orion Classics - Orion Home Video, 1990. [105 min, French with English subtitles].

Everyone's Child. Dir. Tsitsi Dangarembga.
[COCC Library Media holds this videotape, though I haven't put it on reserve.]
California Newreel description: http://www.newsreel.org/films/everyone.htm
African Media Project: African Cinema and Television (linked to African Media Program, African Studies Center, Michigan State Univ.): http://www.und.ac.za/und/ccms/amp/amp_main.htm
See also California Newsreel General Resources: http://www.newsreel.org/resource.htm - including:

Cham, Mbye [Howard Univ.]. "Film Text and Context: Reweaving Africa’s Social Fabric Through Its Contemporary Cinema." California Newreel Printout [No date]. 5 March 2003. http://www.newsreel.org/articles/context.htm
Teno, Jean-Marie. [Dir. of Afrique: Je Te Plumerai.]   "Imagining Alternatives: African Cinema in the Year 2000." California Newreel Printout [No date]. 5 March 2003. http://www.newsreel.org/articles/teno.htm
"Viewing African Cinema: Six Pointers." California Newreel Printout [No date]. 5 March 2003. http://www.newsreel.org/articles/pointers.htm

Gbadamosi, Bakare, and Ulli Beier, ed. Not Even God Is Ripe Enough: Yoruba Stories Told by Bakare Gbadamosi and Ulli Beier. Oxford, UK: Heinemann International, 1968.

Gordimer, Nadine. Crimes of Conscience. African Writers Series. Oxford, UK: Heinemann, 1991.
Gordimer: http://www.africanwriters.co.uk/Writers/BookTop.asp?cPK=0435906682
South Africa: http://www.africanwriters.co.uk/Context/southafrica.asp

Hilliard, Constance B. Intellectual Traditions of Pre-Colonial Africa. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 1998.

Keita: The Heritage of the Griot - Resources from California Newsreel:
[Essay on Keita: ] http://www.newsreel.org/films/keita.htm
Notes for Viewing the Film: http://www.newsreel.org/guides/keita.htm
African Media Project: African Cinema and Television (linked to African Media Program, African Studies Center, Michigan State Univ.): http://www.und.ac.za/und/ccms/amp/amp_main.htm
See also California General Resources: http://www.newsreel.org/resource.htm - including:

Cham, Mbye [Howard Univ.]. "Film Text and Context: Reweaving Africa’s Social Fabric Through Its Contemporary Cinema." California Newreel Printout [No date]. 5 March 2003. http://www.newsreel.org/articles/context.htm
Teno, Jean-Marie. [Dir. of Afrique: Je Te Plumerai.]   "Imagining Alternatives: African Cinema in the Year 2000." California Newreel Printout [No date]. 5 March 2003. http://www.newsreel.org/articles/teno.htm
"Viewing African Cinema: Six Pointers." California Newreel Printout [No date]. 5 March 2003. http://www.newsreel.org/articles/pointers.htm

Johnson, John William, Thomas A. Hale, and Stephen Belcher, ed.   Oral Epics from Africa: Vibrant Voices from a Vast Continent. African Epic Series. Bloomington: Indiana Univ. Press, 1997.

Larson, Charles R., ed. Under African Skies: Modern African Stories. New York: Farrar, Strauss, Giroux, 1997.

Mapantsula [Hustler, South Africa]. Dir. Oliver Schmitz. Prod. Max Montocchio. Wr. Thomas Mogotlane. Perf. Thomas Mogotlane.   Distr. California Newsreel, 1988. [104 min., English, Zulu, Sotho, Afrikanna, with English subtitles.]
California Newreel description: http://www.newsreel.org/films/mapantsu.htm
African Media Project: African Cinema and Television (linked to African Media Program, African Studies Center, Michigan State Univ.): http://www.und.ac.za/und/ccms/amp/amp_main.htm
See also California Newreel General Resources: http://www.newsreel.org/resource.htm - including:

Cham, Mbye [Howard Univ.]. "Film Text and Context: Reweaving Africa’s Social Fabric Through Its Contemporary Cinema." California Newreel Printout [No date]. 5 March 2003. http://www.newsreel.org/articles/context.htm
Teno, Jean-Marie. [Dir. of Afrique: Je Te Plumerai.]   "Imagining Alternatives: African Cinema in the Year 2000." California Newreel Printout [No date]. 5 March 2003. http://www.newsreel.org/articles/teno.htm
"Viewing African Cinema: Six Pointers." California Newreel Printout [No date]. 5 March 2003. http://www.newsreel.org/articles/pointers.htm

Markham, E. A., ed. The Penguin Book of Caribbean Short Stories. 1996. London, UK: Penguin Group, 1998.

Ndebele, Njabulo. Fools and Other Stories. 1983. New York: Readers International, 1986.
South Africa: http://www.africanwriters.co.uk/Context/southafrica.asp

Niane, D. T. Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali. Trans. G. D. Pickett. 1960. Longman African Classic, 1986. Harlow, UK: Longman Group UK Ltd., 1965.

Obradovic, Nadezda, ed. Fwd. Chinua Achebe. The Anchor Book of Modern African Stories. 1994. New York: Anchor Books-Random House, 2002.

Rifaat, Alifa. Distant View of a Minaret and Other Stories. Ed. & trans. Denys Johnson-Davies. African Writers Series & Arab Writers, 1983. London, UK: Heinemann, 1987.

Scheub, Harold. The Tongue Is Fire: South African Storytellers and Apartheid. Madison, WI: Univ. of Wisconsin Press, 1996.

Wend Kuuni [God's Gift]. Dir. Gaston Kabore. Prod. La Direction du Cinema, 1982. Perf. Serge Yanogo, Rosine Yanogo, Joseph Nikema. Videotape. Distr. Kino Video-California Newreel's Library of African Cinema, 1983. [70 min., More with English subtitles.]
California Newreel Description: http://www.newsreel.org/films/wendkuun.htm
African Media Project: African Cinema and Television (linked to African Media Program, African Studies Center, Michigan State Univ.): http://www.und.ac.za/und/ccms/amp/amp_main.htm
See also California Newreel General Resources: http://www.newsreel.org/resource.htm - including:

Cham, Mbye [Howard Univ.]. "Film Text and Context: Reweaving Africa’s Social Fabric Through Its Contemporary Cinema." California Newreel Printout [No date]. 5 March 2003. http://www.newsreel.org/articles/context.htm
Teno, Jean-Marie. [Dir. of Afrique: Je Te Plumerai.]   "Imagining Alternatives: African Cinema in the Year 2000." California Newreel Printout [No date]. 5 March 2003. http://www.newsreel.org/articles/teno.htm
"Viewing African Cinema: Six Pointers." California Newreel Printout [No date]. 5 March 2003. http://www.newsreel.org/articles/pointers.htm

Yeelen [Brightness]. Dir. Souleymane Cisse. Prod. Cinecom - Mali, 1987. Perf. Nianankoro. Videotape. Distr. California Newreel's Library of African Cinema, 1987. [105 min.; Bambara, with English subtitles.]
Internet Movie Database: http://us.imdb.com/Title?0094349
African Media Project: African Cinema and Television (linked to African Media Program, African Studies Center, Michigan State Univ.): http://www.und.ac.za/und/ccms/amp/amp_main.htm
See also California Newsreel General Resources: http://www.newsreel.org/resource.htm - including:

Cham, Mbye [Howard Univ.]. "Film Text and Context: Reweaving Africa’s Social Fabric Through Its Contemporary Cinema." California Newreel Printout [No date]. 5 March 2003. http://www.newsreel.org/articles/context.htm
Teno, Jean-Marie. [Dir. of Afrique: Je Te Plumerai.]   "Imagining Alternatives: African Cinema in the Year 2000." California Newreel Printout [No date]. 5 March 2003. http://www.newsreel.org/articles/teno.htm
"Viewing African Cinema: Six Pointers." California Newreel Printout [No date]. 5 March 2003. http://www.newsreel.org/articles/pointers.htm

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