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    Watch Zoe Strother, Masks and the Uncanny, in Africa and Beyond, a recorded lecture at the Getty Research Institute (October 2, 2018).

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XesbBP6PChM

    Begin the video at 9:20 (skip the pre-Intro) and stop at 57 mins. (when the lecture ends and audience Q & A starts).  Make sure to watch on full screen so you can clearly see the screen-within-screen of recorded lecture format.

    Strother is probably the most well-respected scholar of African masks and masquerades in the US.  She has written extensively against the TRANSFORMATION HYPOTHESIS, something she explains in the lecture.  What is the transformation hypothesis, and how does Strother amend or critique it?

    note: Her anecdotes about how the Pende view the masks (about 44 mins. in) are especially fun and perceptive.

    Your essays should have an introductory paragraph, body paragraphs presenting evidence and analysis, and a concluding paragraph.

    Additionally, use the following format:

    12-point font
    double-spaced
    one-inch margins on all four sides of page
    half-inch indentation at beginning of each paragraph (do not quadruple space between paragraphs).
    You do not need to have footnotes or endnotes, unless you cite sources other than the readings we have had in this course.  If you quote or paraphrase from any of the course readings, simply use parenthetical citation, e.g. (Bourgeois, 49).  Do not quote directly from the readings.  Use your own language, paraphrasing the arguments of other authors.
    Organize your thoughts into coherent paragraphs and proofread for proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Responses with multiple writing mistakes will not receive credit.
    Use precise and concrete language (do not be vague).

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