Policy on Academic Integrity

You are responsible for understanding Harvard Extension School policies on academic integrity (https://www.extension.harvard.edu/resources-policies/student-conduct/academic-integrity) and how to use sources responsibly. Not knowing the rules, misunderstanding the rules, running out of time, submitting the wrong draft, or being overwhelmed with multiple demands are not acceptable excuses. There are no excuses for failure to uphold academic integrity. To support your learning about academic citation rules, please visit the Harvard Extension School Tips to Avoid Plagiarism (https://www.extension.harvard.edu/resources-policies/resources/tips-avoid-plagiarism), where you'll find links to the Harvard Guide to Using Sources and two free online 15-minute tutorials to test your knowledge of academic citation policy. The tutorials are anonymous open-learning tools.

Accessibility

The Extension School is committed to providing an accessible academic community. The Accessibility Office offers a variety of accommodations and services to students with documented disabilities. Please visit https://www.extension.harvard.edu/resources-policies/resources/disability-services-accessibility for more information.

The grading of the course is broken into two major components:

1. Attendance and participation (60%)

   a. Attendance (30%)

   b. Paragraph-long reflections (30%)

2. Preparation and submission of a 10-page research paper

   a. Paragraph-long proposal with an annotated bibliography (10%)

   b. Final paper (30%)

The class will be a seminar with a high expectation of participation. Please come to class prepared to participate actively in class discussions and discuss the assigned readings. The Zoom link to our class is https://harvard-dce.zoom.us/j/9148816432. Your attendance at each class meeting will be recorded. Unexcused absences will count against your participation grade. A separate grade that falls under “Attendance and participation” are paragraph-long reflections on each week’s readings. Please email your reflections to me at least an hour before each meeting time.

You will be asked to write a final research paper that explores some aspect of black visuality. Strive to write clearly and persuasively. Your writing should make an argument with each sentence and paragraph supporting your central thesis. Be sure to support your claims and analysis with relevant secondary literature. When you quote or refer to specific information from a text, you should cite it using Chicago style. In preparation for final papers, you will also be asked to submit a paragraph-long proposal with an annotated bibliography of at least five primary and/or secondary sources that relevant to your chosen topic of study.