The Harlem Renaissance and the Negritude Movement
-You will have to analyze the impact of these two movements in the French Caribbean and African American contexts.
-You will have to analyze the interdisciplinary dimension of these movements and chose some examples of artists, writers, artworks to illustrate your arguments.
Assignment 1(essay): On what levels the Negritude movement can be compared to the Harlem Renaissance movement?
-Based on discussions you had with your classmates on Blackboard, your readings and own research, you will have to write a minimum of 200 words and a maximum of 350 words.
-You will have to analyze the impact of these two movements in the French Caribbean and African American contexts.
-You will have to analyze the interdisciplinary dimension of these movements and chose some examples of artists, writers, artworks to illustrate your arguments.
Evaluation criteria:
1. Did you compare these two movements on different levels?
2. Did you analyze the impact of these movements in the Caribbean and African American contexts.
3. Did you express your ideas clearly?
4. Did you organize your essay with an introduction, a conclusion, using one main idea per paragraph?
5. Did you demonstrate and illustrate your arguments?
6. Did you use references in the proper way?
7. Did you use proper grammar and spelling?
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The Negritude is a literary movement inspired by the Harlem Renaissance. It is the result of an intellectual environment from the joining of black writers using French as their form of language to claim and state the identity of their culture. The Harlem Renaissance was centered in New York City, achieving the name as “The New Negro Movement”. This period brought about the explosion of creative, social, and intellectual expression of African-American culture. I argue that these two literary and intellectual movements showcase more than just artistic creations, but also a call to relevant historical, social, and political reform (Thornton, et al., 2017).
Both the Harlem Renaissance and Negritude Movement are centered on the identity of a black man in the world. These movements showcase the black man’s effort for elevation. The artists encourage people to study and show appreciation to the cultural heritage of the Africans. One of the famous poets during the Negritude Movement was Senghor, whose works focused on e...
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