WEEK: 1 Name: Denise Purcell

The Early Years & Motown

TASK 1:
1. Outline and share your thoughts on the readings below in next week’s session.
2. Read:

• Vogel, Joseph. Foreward, xi 


• Merx, Karin. Foreward, xv 

• Amisu, Elizabeth. "A Critical Survey of Michael Jackson Studies” The
Dangerous Philosophies of Michael Jackson - His Music, His Persona, and
his Artistic Afterlife.
• Amisu, Elizabeth. "Introduction: Reading, Writing, and Rewriting Michael
Jackson.” The Dangerous Philosophies of Michael Jackson - His Music, His
Persona, and his Artistic Afterlife.



TASK 2:
1. Write your thoughts on the interview with MJ when he was a 12 year old child.

2. After watching the Destiny concert, keeping in mind that it was 1979, do you
think you would have enjoyed the show? Why or why not?
Watch: 

• 12 Year Old MJ Interview
• Destiny World Tour Full Concert


TASK 3: 

1. What were your thoughts on the ‘Man Behind the Myth’ documentary? Highlight
a few things that you didn’t know about MJ or something that you may have
already known, but would like to further explore.

Watch:

• Man Behind the Myth (In Class)



The Writing and Critical Thinking Rubric will be used to evaluate this week’s tasks.
Write a minimum of 2 pages. Save your diary entry, export to a PDF. and submit
WEEK: 1 Name: Denise Purcell

The Early Years & Motown

the PDF using ‘Assignments’ in Canvas. I’m really looking forward to reading your
first diary entries!

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