McCarthy Clip 4

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

Profiled: Timothy Patrick McCarthy, Lecturer on History and Literature, teaches "Stories of Slavery & Freedom" to 16 students at Harvard College.

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.