Albums of the Decade, Pt. VIII with Jeremy Herte
For part eight of the Albums of the Decade series, WSH lead creative Larry J. Sanders welcomes back friend of the project + host of Let’s Talk Bruh: A Podcast on Black Masculinity Jeremy Herte to analyze his selection, Kanye West’s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy with Jeremy Herte
WSH lead creative Larry J. Sanders welcomes back Let’s Talk Bruh's Jeremy Herte to analyze his AOTD selection, Kanye West’s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.
Donald Glover, Kanye West, and the ills of fame with Rhyanna Morgan
WSH project curator Larry J. Sanders shares his opinions on Donald Glover's rise to mainstream prominence and the recent jump to compare Glover to Kanye West. Later, TV + film critic Rhyanna Morgan joins to discuss Kanye's recent behavior, the newness of Childish Gambino's character, and our overexposure to celebrities in 2018.
J. Cole, standom, Starbucks + other related topics with Mel Washington
WSH project curator Larry J. Sanders welcomes Mel Washington to discuss the new J. Cole album, Cole as social media punchline, whether fame and authenticity can mesh, standom and its effect on art, the Starbucks controversy, and how to keep systemic issues in the national conversation in 2018.
Atlanta, Music Tech & Kanye West with Rhyanna Morgan + William Garner
WSH project curator Larry J. Sanders is joined by television and film critic Rhyanna Morgan and project contributor William Garner to discuss the current season of 'Atlanta,' the transition from CDs to digital music, their favorite Kanye West albums, Lupe Fiasco’s legacy, and Big Sean’s “corniness”.
WSH's (Highly Scientific) African-American Literary Canon
The second semester of my senior year, I signed up for African-American Literature from 1940 to the Prresent, and the assigned final project was for each student to develop his or her own African-American literary canon - the works we believed were most indicative of whatever we individually thought a black literary canon set out to achieve. My thesis was that the African-American literary canon details a quest for authenticity and self-honesty in the face of a power structure demanding assimilation and acquiescence.
Over two years later, I stand behind that thesis and the works I selected for my canon, but the internet is the internet, so I expect some disagreements on my picks. If you feel so inclined to let me know you disagree, the comments section is open for your convenience. Enjoy.
