Welcome to Understanding English and American Pop Cultures, Spring 2010!
Welcome! I’m looking forward to this class. Please be sure to download a copy of the syllabus. Remember, the weekly
Student Information Sheet
Here’s a copy of the Student Information Sheet, in case you need a copy: Student Information Sheet (PDF)
Two Pages
This is a clarification for students in two of my classes: Business Across Cultures, and Understanding English and American Popular
Terminology
I’ve gotten some questions about the terminology discussed in class. Next time, if you’re fuzzy on something, please be sure
Stuff to Look At…
Folks, Here’s some stuff to look at, which will help make our next class a little more comprehensible to you
For Next Week
Folks, Here’s the plan for next week: On Tuesday, for the first hour,we will be talking about the European phenomenon
Comments on Beluthahatchie
Sorry for the delay. I had a problem with my scanner and had to use the office scanner today. Here’s
A Crash Course in the History of Jazz (and some other African-American Music)
Here are some videos I intend to use during my lecture this Tuesday. I’m putting them here so you can
Wanna Hear Langston Hughes?
There are a number of videos featuring his voice on Youtube. Here’s where you can see some of them.
Plans
Folks, We were supposed to spend today discussing: Billie Holiday’s “Strange Fruit” (lyrics here): … and Bessie Smith’s “You Got