So, here’s how this will work. I’ll post an article or a url link to an article, video or audio recording, and you’ll read it, watch it or listen to it and then post a comment. I expect at least one comment for each of my postings. This initial post should be between 200 and 400 words. That post will be worth 7 out of 10 points. If you respond to someone else’s posting, I’ll add one point for each additional comment you post.
This is an experiment. If it works, it will become a regular feature of the class and will replace the final paper assignment.
Amos 'n' Andy -- In Person: An Overview of a Radio Landmark
By Elizabeth McLeod
Free Amos and Andy shows online. This is a fabulous collection. I’d start with some of the earliest broadcasts. You might even want to compare broadcasts from the Twenties with those from the Fifties. http://www.radiolovers.com/pages/amosandy.htm
Good general introduction to Amos and Andy show and controversy. http://www.tvparty.com/50amos1.html
Amos and Andy was racist: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/25853/blatant_racism_present_in_amos_n_andy.html
