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McCarthy Clip 4

Tim McCarthy chiming in during discussion

Topics Covered

Using humor; Questioning, listening and responding; Challenging content; responding to students; using humor to cut the air in tense discussions; learning from students

  • Instructor: Timothy Patrick McCarthy, Lecturer on History and Literature
  • Student Group: Undergraduate
  • School: Harvard College
  • Course: Stories of Slavery & Freedom
  • Clip Length: 3 minutes, 36 seconds

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Instructional Themes

Using humor; Questioning, listening and responding; Challenging content; responding to students; using humor to cut the air in tense discussions; learning from students

Instructor

Timothy Patrick McCarthy, Lecturer on History and Literature

Student Group

Undergraduate

School

Harvard College

Course

Stories of Slavery & Freedom

Clip Length

3 minutes, 36 seconds (1:07:17-1:10:53)

Clip Context

  • “Stories of Slavery & Freedom,” an undergraduate seminar with 16 students enrolled. 
  • This course critically examines prevailing narratives of slavery and enslaved people through careful reading of archives and primary sources that speak to the experiences of enslaved people, free African-Americans, and abolitionist allies. McCarthy uses a broad range of pedagogical techniques to facilitate generative, student-centered discussions in this seminar.
  • This clip comes about one hour into the 2-hour class session as McCarthy listens and responds to students during the discussion.