924
Lectures Watched
Since January 1, 2014
Hundreds of free, self-paced university courses available:
my recommendations here
Peruse my collection of 275
influential people of the past.
View My Class Notes via:
Receive My Class Notes via E-Mail:

VIEW ARCHIVE


Contact Me via E-Mail:
edward [at] tanguay.info
My Notes on Massive Open Online Course:
The American South: Its Stories, Music, and Art
From small farms to urban neighborhoods, from the region itself to the more distant worlds of the southern diaspora, we discover the stories, music, and art of the American South.
Notes on 1 Lectures I Watched in This Course:
The Region, the Diaspora, and the Mythic
1 People I Have Learned About in this Course:
Richard Wright (1908-1960)
African-American author of sometimes controversial novels, short stories, poems, and non-fiction
  • his literature concerns racial themes, especially those involving the plight of African Americans during the late 19th to mid-20th centuries
  • in 1946, Wright moved to Paris where he became friends with Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus
  • after becoming a French citizen in 1947, he continued to travel through Europe, Asia, and Africa