James Baldwin and Black Music with Professor Ed Pavlić Pt. 2

08/31/20 • 50 min

Professor Ed Pavlić is back again this week to talk more Baldwin, specifically about how to use Baldwin in the classroom and Black music. Jesse then talks about the death of Black Panther actor, Chadwick Boseman, and the importance of representation for Black folks.
Songs of the Week:

Kendrick Lamar and SZA: All the Stars
James Brown: Living in America
Link to Ed Pavlić's reading material

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James Baldwin and Identity with Professor Ed Pavlić Pt. 1

Jesse discusses the breaking news of another Black man (Jacob Blake) being shot by police officers. He also talks about why Jemele Hill would compare the United States to Nazi Germany. Jesse is then joined by Professor Ed Pavlić from the University of Georgia. The two discuss Baldwin's last major novel, Just Above My Head, and the explore the subject of identity, both personally and how Baldwin viewed the topic as well.
Songs of the Week:
Mariah Carey: https://youtu.be/BNgT_WWmS44
James Brown: https://youtu.be/9bJA6W9CqvE

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James Baldwin and the Artist's Struggle for Integrity with Jamie Dawson

Jesse plays an excerpt from James Baldwin's talk about the artist's struggle for integrity. He then talks to poet, singer, and dancer, Jamie Dawson. Jamie discusses her struggle for integrity as an artist and how her life in Florida and schooling in Wisconsin affected her. She talks about her creative process, learning from White professors, and why The Bible is a banger!
James Baldwin: The Artist's Struggle for Integrity
Songs of the Week:
A Tribe Called Quest: We the People
Marvin Gaye: Can I Get a WitnessJamie Dawson's artist page

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