John Matheus gives a lecture for a class on Afro-American studies at Indiana University. His discussion largely concerns Black American writers and their contribution to Western culture. The lecture spans two tapes with the first including such topics as the French writers (00:08:37), the concept of "blackness" (00:11:04),Tragic Mulatto trope (00:41:10), colorism (00:45:52), his time in Paris, France (00:49:35), Marcus Garvey (00:55:24), his play Cruiter (01:01:28). In the second tape Matheus answers questions pertaining to..
