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Strange Fruit: This taster session gives you an insight into studying English Literature at university.
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This discussion will examine the poem/ song 'Strange Fruit' (written by Abel Meerpole and first performed by Billie Holiday) as it deploys Gothic tropes to critique anti-Black racial violence in the Jim Crow US. We'll begin by listening to Nina Simone's 1965 version. Then we'll discuss the origin and history of the text, and analyze it in terms of both its poetic structure and Simone's musical stylings. In doing so, we will reveal the strange contradictions underpinning the US south and the US as a whole. We'll conclude by noting the song's relevance to contemporary US racial dynamics.

Approximate itinerary:

3:45pm-3:55pm - log-in & get comfortable
3:55pm-4:05pm - welcome & introduction to the department - Dr Hamish Mathison
4:05pm-4:50pm - Taster Lecture - Strange Fruit, Dr Maisha Wester
4:50pm-5:00pm - Q&A on the taster lecture
5:00pm- 5:15pm - Q&A on studying English at Sheffield with Dr Hamish Mathison and undergraduate students from the School of English
Suitable for
Individuals (Enquiry not required to be through a school)
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