October 10

I. Opening Announcements

• Anything new?  Plans for Fall Break?

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II. Angela's Hype

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III. Writing and Group Discussions

1. Do you see any connections between Lucille Clifton's poem and what you read today?  If so, explain.
2. What do your authors' experiences as a Black woman/femme say and show about the academy?
3. How do we imagine our own research and action/bodies in the academy (whether about Black women or not), present and future, and why? What are goals and ideals we have now?

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IV. For Discussion: "19 Types of Higher Educational Professionals" by Cody Charles

1. Which are you?
2. Who do you recognize here and why?
3. What would you add?

won't you celebrate with me
what i have shaped into
a kind of life? i had no model.
born in babylon
both nonwhite and woman
what did i see to be except myself?
i made it up
here on this bridge between
starshine and clay,
my one hand holding tight
my other hand; come celebrate
with me that everyday
something has tried to kill me
and has failed.
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Lucille Clifton, “won't you celebrate with me” from Book of Light 
​(1993, Copper Canyon Press)