Intersectionality & The Movements
Study Key Words: Harlem Renaissance, interarti
Intersectionality & The Movements
Study Key Words: Harlem Renaissance, interartistic inquiry, Noirisme, Negritude, Creole, Afrocubanism, Minoristas, intelligentsia
Select two of the following prompts and write a 300-350 word essay. Include links and citations as required.
According to Floyd, what was the significance of the period known as the Harlem Renaissance?
Provide (briefly describe) one example of how “interartistic inquiry” of the Harlem Renaissance period – addressed social and/or political events of this time.
What role did jazz music and jazz artists have in the “call/response” of the Harlem Renaissance? (Proceed from the general to a specific example/person).
In what ways does hip hop resonate with the artistic explorations of the Harlem Renaissance?
What was the major objective of the Minoristas? Provide (briefly describe) an example.
According to Carpentier, “when one sees things from abroad, the value of these popular treasures is understood as never before!” What was he referring to, and how does this resonate with your own experience of traveling abroad?
What female artists (list 3) stood out during the Harlem Renaissance? What were their contributions to this “Movement”? Provide an example of their work.
What was Garvey’s role in the “Movement” (according to Floyd)?
In what Harlem Renaissance figure’s work was the intersectionality of race, ethnicity, and class evident, if not also prominent?